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lengthening
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▲
Noun
The process of growing longer
Something that is made larger by size or amount
Adjective
(
of a device
)
Able to be lengthened or spread out
Verb
Present participle for to make or become physically longer (or larger)
Present participle for to extend or make longer in duration
(
of a material
)
Present participle for to spread or open out
Present participle for to postpone or assign to a later time or date
Present participle for to extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something
Present participle for to increase in quantity, size, or degree
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Noun
▲
The process of growing longer
extension
prolongation
elongation
stretching
prolonging
drawing out
expansion
widening
broadening
distension
dilatation
augmentation
continuation
protraction
development
spread
increase
enlargement
spreading out
amplification
perpetuation
growth
continuing
deepening
thickening
fattening
swell
ballooning
tumefaction
increase in size
intumescence
blowing up
puffing up
blow-up
blow up
heightening
stretch
stretching out
filling out
continuance
persistency
persistence
endurance
carrying on
keeping up
addition
inflation
swelling
magnification
intensification
aggrandizement
US
elaboration
unfolding
diffusion
expanse
unfurling
waxing
aggrandisement
UK
building up
opening out
topping up
strengthening
compounding
dilation
boost
boosting
exacerbation
enhancement
padding
worsening
sharpening
aggravation
exaggeration
inflaming
build-up
escalation
reinforcement
concentration
acceleration
deterioration
buildup
stepping up
upping
raising
supplementing
inflammation
fleshing out
rounding out
embellishment
overstatement
hyperbole
embroidery
overemphasis
embroidering
coloring
US
caricature
overplaying
extravagance
overdramatization
dramatization
US
colouring
UK
blowing up out of all proportion
dramatisation
UK
making a big thing out of something
gilding the lily
more ❯
“The
lengthening
of hair requires consistent trimming to avoid split ends.”
Noun
▲
Something that is made larger by size or amount
increase
rise
addition
growth
surge
increment
buildup
escalation
expansion
increasement
inflation
spread
boost
burgeoning
development
extension
intensification
proliferation
upsurge
accretion
accumulation
enlargement
gain
multiplication
accession
breakthrough
maximisation
UK
maximization
US
optimisation
UK
optimization
US
swell
swelling
upturn
accrual
accumulating
augmentation
creep
distension
distention
doubling
explosion
hike
merger
quadrupling
raise
tripling
upgrade
access
addendum
advancement
aggrandisement
UK
aggrandizement
US
appendix
appreciation
assemblage
bump
collection
complement
continuation
cumulation
elaboration
exaggeration
gathering
incorporation
jump
more
plus
run-up
spike
step up
uptick
uptrend
avalanche
broadening
crescendo
dilation
waxing
bulge
top-up
large increase
advance
climb
spiralling
UK
upswing
amplification
ascent
magnification
leap
elevation
stacking up
enhancement
acceleration
heightening
supplement
piling up
boom
intensifying
bounce
upward turn
spiraling
US
snowballing
mushrooming
exacerbation
elongation
stretching
dilatation
thickening
increase in size
upgrading
improvement
promotion
progress
preferment
build-up
creation
progression
upping
lift
soaring
preference
rush
ascension
spurt
headway
amelioration
betterment
amassment
rising
enrichment
amassing
buildout
refinement
move up
reinforcement
strengthening
up
raising
furtherance
sudden increase
rapid increase
ramp up
exaltation
success
evolvement
flood
uprush
markup
kick upstairs
step up the ladder
mount
melioration
innovation
augmenting
collecting
soar
embellishment
turnaround
prosperity
growing
price rises
push
revolution
stepping-up
ennoblement
evolution
price increases
invention
exponential growth
finding
growth spurt
blowing up
price increase
find
jump up
maturation
discovery
step forward
moving up
leap forward
leg-up
being upgraded
quantum leap
a kick upstairs
a step up
a step up the ladder
step in the right direction
mounting
recovery
high
uprise
adjunct
augment
aggrandization
wax
accruement
step-up
small increase
accrument
revival
building
rocketing
stimulation
agglomeration
skyrocketing
loudening
jack up
aggravation
ascendance
jacking up
compounding
pickup
deposition
towering
formation
sudden rise
widening
gradual growth
upgrowth
stockpile
developing
dramatic increase
fleshing out
increasing
aggregation
beefing up
snowball effect
expanding
annexation
pooling
pileup
assembly
enlarging
stockpiling
move-up
jump-up
geometric growth
tumefaction
expanse
assembling
hoarding
reserve
annex
US
pretension
thriving
pretentiousness
shooting up
upliftment
upward movement
flourishing
affectation
store
blooming
pretence
UK
explosive growth
diversification
unfolding
diffusion
grandiosity
pretense
US
a move up
career development
flowering
annexe
UK
emergence
inroad
step
transformation
modernization
unfurling
ballooning
affectedness
rampant growth
rapid growth
building up
globalisation
UK
globalization
US
puffiness
momentum
traction
coming-of-age
scientific advancement
break
technological advancement
wave
incubate
nurse
nourish
spreading out
opening out
blow up
scaling up
stocking up
profit
groundswell
outpouring
leap forwards
new idea
turn of events
rate hike
increase of rate
price hike
a rise
more ❯
Adjective
▲
(
of a device
)
Able to be lengthened or spread out
protractile
extensile
extendible
stretchable
expansible
continual
continuing
continuous
endless
expansile
perpetual
stretch
stretching
spanning
going on
extendable
extensible
scalable
stretchy
expandable
protractible
ranging
extending
Verb
▲
Present participle for to make or become physically longer (or larger)
extending
expanding
enlarging
widening
stretching
distending
broadening
elongating
growing
stretching out
making longer
pulling out
letting out
swelling
inflating
fattening
dilating
drawing out
protracting
ballooning
thickening
augmenting
drawing
prolonging
increasing
filling out
heightening
spreading
increasing in size
pulling
mushrooming
amplifying
bulging
bloating
prolongating
tumefying
intumescing
getting bigger
straining
puffing up
blowing up
puffing out
making bigger
spreading out
becoming wider
outstretching
snowballing
opening
bulking
getting larger
padding
building up
making larger
becoming larger
becoming bigger
making wider
growing larger
pulling out of shape
letting down
dragging out
running
developing
spinning out
getting longer
magnifying
supersizing
boosting
bourgeoning
burgeoning
tautening
tightening
filling
stuffing
waxing
becoming distended
escalating
compounding
slinging
upsurging
bolstering
pyramiding
hiking
wrenching
bulking up
slapping on
tacking on
beefing up
souping up
fleshing out
fattening up
rounding out
stringing
protuberating
jumboizing
upsizing
embiggening
unfolding
giving
yielding
reaming
making thicker
becoming longer
growing bigger
becoming deeper
becoming thicker
becoming broader
making deeper
making broader
puffing
opening up
opening out
getting wider
swelling up
blowing out
opening wide
multiplying
building
intensifying
getting taller
mounting up
piling up
increasing in weight
more ❯
“The socks wear well and look good, even if you grow faster than your mom can
lengthen
your pants.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to extend or make longer in duration
extending
prolonging
protracting
stretching
continuing
outstretching
elongating
expanding
prolongating
padding
increasing
amplifying
augmenting
proceeding
stretching out
dragging out
strining out
drawing out
spinning out
growing longer
getting longer
sustaining
keeping going
keeping alive
carrying on
extending the duration of
perpetuating
keeping up
maintaining
preserving
upholding
keeping
renewing
persisting
delaying
retaining
padding out
holding up
dragging your feet
making longer
keeping something going
going on with
making something go on and on
filling out
eking out
projecting
filling
making last
running on
increasing the length of
elaborating
enduring
putting rubber in
adding to
fleshing out
stalling
dragging on
holding
letting it ride
more ❯
“Beyond a point, more resources will actually
lengthen
the time it takes to complete a project.”
Verb
▲
(
of a material
)
Present participle for to spread or open out
spreading
extending
unfurling
unrolling
laying
sprawling
stretching
unfolding
expanding
opening
leveling
US
levelling
UK
opening out
outspreading
overlaying
rolling out
arraying
flattening
laying on
laying out
outstretching
straightening out
stretching out
fanning out
untwisting
uncoiling
unwinding
lying
enlarging
elongating
placing
setting
arranging
distending
evening out
settling
shaking out
putting on
putting out
smoothing out
fanning
widening
broadening
splaying
spreading out
flaring out
straightening
unbending
unraveling
US
unravelling
UK
undoing
unwrapping
uncreasing
uncurling
opening up
loosening
disentangling
reeling out
displaying
releasing
spanning
reaching out
more ❯
“The caretakers would painstakingly
lengthen
the mural across the gallery's wall.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to postpone or assign to a later time or date
deferring
postponing
delaying
shelving
suspending
adjourning
rescheduling
tabling
remitting
mothballing
proroguing
staying
pigeonholing
respiting
stalling
retarding
continuing
prolonging
intermitting
protracting
detaining
procrastinating
impeding
hindering
slowing
extending
obstructing
blocking
waiving
putting off
holding over
putting back
putting on ice
holding up
holding off
putting over
holding in abeyance
putting on hold
putting in cold storage
laying over
holding off on
hanging fire
taking a rain check on
laying on the table
putting on the back burner
setting aside
carrying over
putting on back burner
giving rain check
Verb
▲
Present participle for to extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something
jutting
protruding
bulging
projecting
swelling
ballooning
overhanging
poking
billowing
beetling
bagging
pouching
pouting
bellying
pooching
starting
extending
bunching
protuberating
obtruding
popping
impending
elongating
sticking out
standing out
bulging out
poking out
beetling over
going beyond
extruding
jutting out
cantilevering
hanging over
distending
prolonging
lapping over
riding over
thrusting out
pushing out
hanging out
stretching out
popping out
expanding
dilating
puffing out
bloating
filling out
looming
inflating
ballooning out
swelling out
puffing up
extending beyond
bugging out
bellying out
doming
rising
enlarging
blobbing
bilging
protending
outthrusting
pointing
tumefying
rolling
surging
intumescing
pitching
bouncing
mushrooming
coming through
tossing
rising up
butting out
sticking up
looming out
pooching out
pouching out
rolling upward
coming out
emerging
bulking
hanging
showing up
filling
spreading
peeking
pushing
showing
sticking
outstanding
billowing out
bagging out
holding out
sticking out like a sore thumb
puffing
growing
fattening
plumping
overtopping
engorging
becoming inflated
becoming larger
becoming distended
welling up
blowing out
becoming swollen
blowing up
rounding out
swelling up
becoming bloated
protruding over
jutting over
sticking out over
extending over
projecting over
bulging over
jutting out over
looming over
bulging out over
cantilevering out
poking out over
swinging over
cantilevering out over
casting a shadow
dangling over
standing out over
ballooning up
projecting outward
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to increase in quantity, size, or degree
rising
increasing
amplifying
augmenting
elevating
growing
incrementing
inflating
appreciating
boosting
climbing
compounding
expanding
extending
going up
lifting
magnifying
multiplying
advancing
escalating
intensifying
soaring
spiraling
US
spiralling
UK
surging
swelling
accelerating
accumulating
arising
ballooning
bourgeoning
broadening
burgeoning
exacerbating
getting higher
jumping
leaping
mushrooming
proliferating
rocketing
shooting up
skyrocketing
snowballing
surging up
aggrandizing
amassing
doubling
tripling
beefing up
blowing up
building up
bumping up
cranking up
hiking up
jacking up
pumping up
rolling up
stepping up
waxing
aggravating
billowing
enhancing
going through the roof
intensating
piling up
redoubling
speeding up
stacking up
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