ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Deepening

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Deepening is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of deepen.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of deepen.

More Meanings

  1. The act of becoming deeper.

Example Sentences

Further examples of the same effect could be seen in sudden deepenings of depressions over the warmer than normal eastern Atlantic in the 1968-9 winter: the consequence was interruptions of the cold weather prevailing in Britain […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for deepening

Depending on context, synonyms include gathering, thickening.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include intensifying, thickening, gathering, depth, deep, profoundly.

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