Heightening
['haɪtn]
Definition
(adj.) reaching a higher intensity; 'their heightening fears' .
Editor: Vicky--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heighten
Edited by Elena
Examples
- But this is the usual way of heightening alarm, where there is nothing to be alarmed at in reality. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- The heightening colour spread to her forehead and her neck, and the nervous fingers suddenly clasped themselves fast round the edge of the book. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Edited by Elena