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Lengthening
Meaning
Noun
●
The process of making or
growing
longer.
●
In Phonology:
a type of
sound change
when a
sound
(especially a
vowel
) lengthens
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of lengthen
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Extending
Stretching
Shortening
Widening
Tightening
Enlarging
Elongating
Thickening
Narrowing
Strengthening
Loosening
Lessening
Extension
Decreasing
Increasing
Contraction
Elongation
Thinning
Lowering
Compressing
Stiffening
Enlargement
Deformation
Altering
Constriction
Broadening
Expanding
Slowing
Bending
Formation
Flattening
Limiting
Weakening
Enhancing
Straightening
Reducing
Changing
Shorten
Shortened
Raising
Softening
Restoration
Length
Dilatation
Closure
Doubling
Improving
Flexion
Hypertrophy
Retraction
Shrinking
Degeneration
Reversing
Depolarization
Restricting
Compression
Speeding Up
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