deepening
(noun) a process of becoming deeper and more profound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deepening
present participle of deepen
deepening (plural deepenings)
The act of becoming deeper.
Source: Wiktionary
Deep"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deepened; p. pr. & vb. n. Deepening.]
1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel. It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber. Addison.
2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom. You must deepen your colors. Peacham.
3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.
4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ. Deepens the murmur of the falling floods. Pope.
Deep"en, v. i.
Definition: To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens. His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 December 2024
(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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