DEEPENING

deepening

(noun) a process of becoming deeper and more profound

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

deepening

present participle of deepen

Noun

deepening (plural deepenings)

The act of becoming deeper.

Source: Wiktionary


DEEPEN

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



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