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lengthening::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | perpetuation, prolongation, protraction |
| Type of | continuance, continuation |
Examples of lengthening
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Over the long term the extra weight can actually have a lengthening effect, too.
From the economist.com
The lengthening days make this the perfect time to set up the garden for summer.
From the guardian.co.uk
She knew who was knocking down flags on the back nine in the lengthening shadows.
From the telegraph.co.uk
There is no scientific evidence to show that penile lengthening exercises work.
From the sciencedaily.com
It was truly heroic what they went through during the limb lengthening process.
From the washingtonpost.com
But even the slower rate of decrease is apparently lengthening life expectancy.
From the timesunion.com
His therapy focuses on lengthening attention span, short-term memory and speed.
From the dailynews.com
He also backs the idea of lengthening the school calendar, perhaps to year-round.
From the time.com
It didn't start to regrow, as spinach would, in the lengthening days of February.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"
- Become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"
- (lengthened) elongated: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
- (lengthening) prolongation: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
- (lengthening) a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens
- (Lengthened) This is where the odds of an event happening have increased because bookies believe it is less likely to occur. For example the odds of Manchester United winning the league have lengthened from 3/1 to 4/1. Lengthened is also known as drifted.
- (LENGTHENING) The change of a short vowel sound into a long one. Vowels can be long or short in English writing--which often uses a single symbol to represent two or more sounds. Examples include the vowels represented by <a> in fate (long) and fat (short).
- (Lengthening) Amplification of a gait by a balanced and limber extension of the movement allowing an increase in the ground distance covered by the horse.
- The opposite of 'Shorten'. Referred to odds getting longer, that is, more attractive to the bettor.
