deepening Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a process of becoming deeper and more profound
   
2. verb make more intense, stronger, or more marked
   heighten; intensify; deepen; compound.
   
   • The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
   • Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
   • This event only deepened my convictions
3. verb become more intense
   deepen; intensify.
   
   • The debate intensified
   • His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
4. verb make deeper
   deepen.
   
   • They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it
5. verb become deeper in tone
   deepen; change.
   
   • His voice began to change when he was 12 years old
   • Her voice deepened when she whispered the password
6. adjective satellite accumulating and becoming more intense
   thickening.
   
   • the deepening gloom
   • felt a deepening love
   • the thickening dusk

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