Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thicken up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
thick-en up
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become or make (something) thick (either in width or in viscosity).

Informal; Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

thickens up (present, singular) thickening up (participle, present) thickened up (participle, past) thickened up (past)

Questions

What does thicken up mean?
To become or make (something) thick (either in width or in viscosity).

How to pronounce thicken up

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