deepening

«deepening» in Mova's judaism dictionary: becoming or making something deeper, so it goes further down — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (deepen, deepens, deepened, deepening); noun (a deepening — rare); adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Deepening means becoming or making something deeper, so it goes further down. tree →

2) Deepening means becoming stronger, more serious or more intense, like a feeling, a problem or a colour. tree →

3) A deepening sound or voice becomes lower. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography, rivers deepen their valleys over time. In stories and news: «a deepening mystery», «deepening friendship», «a deepening crisis», «the deepening dusk». In science, the sea gets deeper further from the shore.

examples

• The river is deepening its channel every year. tree →
• There was a deepening mystery about the missing key. tree →
• Their deepening friendship lasted for years. tree →
• The sky turned a deepening blue at sunset. tree →
• News reports spoke of a deepening crisis. tree →
• The workers were deepening the harbour for bigger ships. tree →

note

Verb: deepen (regular). Adjective: deep; noun: depth. «Deepening» can be good (friendship) or bad (crisis) — the noun after it tells you which.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «deepening» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.