intensifying

«intensifying» in Mova's school dictionary: Becoming stronger, greater or more extreme: an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb, -ing form of «intensify» (intensify, intensifies, intensified, intensifying); adjective (intensifying)

meaning for a pupil

1) Becoming stronger, greater or more extreme: an intensifying storm. tree →

2) Making something stronger: intensifying the colour. tree →

3) (grammar) An intensifying word (an intensifier) makes another word stronger, like «very», «really», «so», «totally». tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and weather reports, storms and hurricanes are «intensifying» as winds grow stronger. In news, a conflict or debate may be intensifying. In grammar and writing lessons, intensifiers like «extremely» strengthen adjectives, but overusing them weakens writing. Phrases: an intensifying storm, intensifying heat, intensifying pressure.

examples

• The hurricane is intensifying as it moves over warm water. tree →
• The rain was intensifying, so we ran for shelter. tree →
• Adding more salt kept intensifying the flavour. tree →
• «Very» is an intensifying word. tree →
• The heat was intensifying through the afternoon. tree →
• Competition was intensifying in the final round. tree →

note

Verb «intensify» changes y → i: intensifies, intensified; but keeps y before -ing: intensifying. Noun «intensity»; grammar term «intensifier».

Trees and pragmatics

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