How to Use thickening in a Sentence

thickening

noun

• With grafted plants, there’s a thickening on the trunk above the dirt line.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
• The heat also quickens up the thickening, which in the fridge would take hours.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2024
• Much of the back of the dress was sheer too, with the material thickening at her waist.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• Feel free to use more flour to help with thickening later.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
• Pitting/thickening of the skin on the breast: This may cause the surface of the breast to resemble an orange peel.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 16 Oct. 2023
• This may result in some liquid left at the end, and less reduction and thickening of sauce as the food cooks.
  — Katie Workman, The Seattle Times, 29 Mar. 2019
• Keep whisking the custard to avoid scrambling the eggs during the thickening process.
  — Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
• Corn cob broth can be used in dishes that need a little help with thickening up, such as stews or sauces.
  — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 4 July 2024
• Throughout this stage, estrogen levels climb, leading to a thickening of the uterus to get ready to host the egg.
  — Kristin Canning, Women's Health, 10 May 2023
• Fibers may begin to break down over time and develop tiny tears, which can lead to swelling and thickening of the tendon.
  — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
• Just the right chewiness comes from the perfect amount of fruit pectin — a natural thickening agent.
  — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
• And although a hair-growth shampoo may aid with thickening, a vitamin will help with growth at the source.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2022
• Leaking or narrowing of the heart valves can lead to stretching or thickening of the heart muscle.
  — Christopher Desimone, M.d., Ph.d. Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• The meat should soak up quite a bit of the liquid and also gets some thickening help from some masa harina or cornmeal.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2021
• In total, 6,254 data points were tallied in the most recent test to find the best thickening shampoos.
  — Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022
• And there’s plenty, from hair powders to thickening sprays to hairstyling techniques.
  — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 23 Jan. 2020
• Neither has the love of the lengthening, thickening, blue-black tint inside.
  — Allure Staff, Allure, 22 June 2017
• The thickening of the ozone layer means more protection for humans and other life.
  — Eric Niiler, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023
• Activity is still possible but, over time, there may be a thickening in the tendon that can be painful to the touch.
  — Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Read on for our picks for the best thickening shampoos for men across a variety of categories.
  — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 26 June 2022
• The soup can be made gluten-free by leaving out the flour and thickening with a cornstarch slurry, or by using rice as a thickener.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
• It's got major thickening power—think half a teaspoon or less for an entire pan of gravy.
  — Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 13 June 2022
• Meyer-Büser thinks the thickening lines are meant to invoke nighttime above New York City.
  — Molly Enking, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
• They can also be used to examine changes in a person’s breast, such as a new lump, pain in the breast, nipple thickening or discharge and more.
  — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
• In fact, one example of a common shear-thickening substance can be found in the kitchen: cornstarch mixed with water that forms a paste.
  — H. Joachim Schlichting, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2021
• This causes the uterine lining to stop thickening and to break down, detaching the embryo.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2023
• This causes the uterine lining to stop thickening and to break down, detaching the embryo.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 June 2024
• The plot was sure thickening, but investigators still weren't sure what the full story was.
  — Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
• The plot was sure thickening, but investigators still weren't sure what the full story was.
  — CBS News, 7 Feb. 2019
• Take hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, a primarily genetic condition that results in a thickening of the walls of the heart—specifically its left ventricle, which is the chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the aorta.
  — Lori Oliwenstein, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024