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Definition of lengthening:

of Lengthen

Synonyms:

increasing, lengthiness, perpetuation, prolongation, protraction, continuation.

expansion (part of speech: noun)
- distension,
- stretching,
- broadening,
- expansion,
- enlargement,
- magnification,
- dilation,
- burgeoning,
- inflation,
- amplification,
- increase,
- extension,
- growth,
- augmentation,
- widening,
- swelling,
- increment,
- thickening,
- fattening,
- development,
- crescendo,
- spreading,
- engorgement
expanding (part of speech: verb)
- engorging,
- amplifying,
- expanding,
- magnifying,
- inflating,
- incrementing,
- burgeoning,
- increasing,
- spreading,
- broadening,
- augmenting,
- enlarging,
- swelling,
- distending,
- thickening,
- fattening,
- stretching,
- widening,
- developing,
- dilating,
- extending,
- growing
extending (part of speech: verb)
increasing (part of speech: verb)
- elevating,
- increasing,
- raising,
- magnifying,
- upgrading,
- burgeoning,
- augmenting,
- growing,
- multiplying,
- accruing,
- reinforcing,
- expanding,
- heightening,
- enlarging,
- advancing,
- incrementing,
- boosting,
- maximizing,
- fattening,
- broadening,
- extending,
- widening,
- amplifying,
- adding,
- inflating
lengthening (part of speech: verb)

Usage examples:

And Mitha Baba scarcely broke her stride, which was lengthening every step, as she obediently circled the old man with her trunk and carelessly flung him on her neck.

- "Son of Power", Will Levington Comfort and Zamin Ki Dost.
Early February brought not only lengthening daylight, but a radical change in the weather.

- "The Magnetic North", Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond).
At the moment there was a puzzled frown on his face, lengthening the line made by a scar which ran from his forehead down the side of his nose.

- "Daughters of Doom", Herbert B. Livingston.