lengthening

Meaning

Noun

1. The process of making or growing longer.
2. a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens

Verb

present participle and gerund of lengthen

lengthen

1. (transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.
2. (intransitive) To become longer.

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Synonyms

extension

elongation

prolongation

expansion

stretching

prolong

perpetuation

protraction

making longer

lengthen

elongate

drawout

extend

extending

increasing

outstretch

stretch

drawling

Translations

prolongation

Verlängerung

rallongement

verlängernd

allungamento

allungatura

مدود

مد

إطال

تمْدِيد

prolongació

perpetuació

Dehnung

تطْويل

تطويل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/

Etymology

From lengthen + -ing.