Definition of deepening

"deepening" in the noun sense

1. deepening

a process of becoming deeper and more profound

"deepening" in the verb sense

1. intensify, compound, heighten, deepen

make more intense, stronger, or more marked

"The efforts were intensified"

"Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"

"Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"

"This event only deepened my convictions"

2. intensify, deepen

become more intense

"The debate intensified"

"His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"

3. deepen

make deeper

"They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"

4. deepen, change

become deeper in tone

"His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"

"Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

"deepening" in the adjective sense

1. deepening, thickening

accumulating and becoming more intense

"the deepening gloom"

"felt a deepening love"

"the thickening dusk"

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Quotations for deepening

Fairest of all that earth beholds, the hues
That live among the clouds, and flush the air,
Lingering and deepening at the hour of dews. [ Bryant ]

In her eyes a thought
Grew sweeter and sweeter, deepening like the dawn, -
A mystical forewarning. [ T. B. Aldrich ]

The shadows of the mind are like those of the body. In the morning of life they all lie behind us; at noon we trample them under foot; and in the evening they stretch long, broad, and deepening before us. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

As we look up into these glorious culminations, how grand life becomes! To be forever with the Lord, and forever changing into His likeness, and, still more, forever deepening in the companionship of His thought and bliss, from glory to glory - could we desire more? [ Bishop R. S. Foster ]

deepening in Scrabble®

The word deepening is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters deepening:

DEEPENING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

engined, epigene, needing, pending

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word deepening

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In deepening

DEEPENING
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deepening in Words With Friends™

The word deepening is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters deepening:

DEEPENING
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

engined, epigene, needing, pending

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word deepening

DEEPENING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In deepening

DEEPENING
(261)
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(150)
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Words within the letters of deepening

2 letter words in deepening (5 words)

3 letter words in deepening (17 words)

4 letter words in deepening (12 words)

5 letter words in deepening (4 words)

6 letter words in deepening (8 words)

7 letter words in deepening (4 words)

9 letter words in deepening (1 word)

deepening + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence deepening

Words that start with deepening (2 words)

Words with deepening in them (1 word)

Words that end with deepening (1 word)

Word Growth involving deepening

Shorter words in deepening

dee deep deepen

en pen deepen

pe pen deepen

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Longer words containing deepening

deepeningly