thicken
thick|en /θ'ɪkən/ (thickens thickening thickened)
1 [VERB] V n, V
When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid.
Thicken the broth with the cornflour...
Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
2 [VERB] V
If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.
The crowds around him began to thicken...
3 [PHRASE] V inflects
People sometimes say `the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
`Find anything?' he asked. `Yeah. The plot thickens,' I said.
1 [VERB] V n, V
When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid.
Thicken the broth with the cornflour...
Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
2 [VERB] V
If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.
The crowds around him began to thicken...
3 [PHRASE] V inflects
People sometimes say `the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
`Find anything?' he asked. `Yeah. The plot thickens,' I said.