Definitions for heightening
Overview of verb heighten
The verb heighten has 6 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (1) heighten, rise
(become more extreme; "The tension heightened")
2. (1) heighten
(make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest")
3. (1) enhance, heighten, raise
(increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension")
4. heighten
(increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars")
5. sharpen, heighten
(make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision")
6. intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
(make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions")
Overview of adj heightening
The adj heightening has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. heightening
(reaching a higher intensity; "their heightening fears")
