verb
- to become thick or thicker
- to make something thick or thicker
Usage: intransitive
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The sauce will thicken as it cools.
- Add flour to thicken the gravy.
- The fog began to thicken around midnight.
- She used cornstarch to thicken the soup.
- The plot thickens with each new clue.
- The cream thickened when I whipped it.
- Mix the ingredients until the batter thickens.