Overview of noun deepening

The noun deepening has 1 sense

• deepening -- (a process of becoming deeper and more profound)

Overview of verb deepen

The verb deepen has 4 senses

• 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")


• intensify, deepen -- (become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan")


• deepen -- (make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it")


• 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")

Overview of adj deepening

The adj deepening has 1 sense

• deepening, thickening -- (accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk")