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Deepened

Deepen \Deep"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deepened; p. pr. & vb. n. Deepening.]

  1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.

    It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber.
    --Addison.

  2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event deepened the prevailing gloom.

    You must deepen your colors.
    --Peacham.

  3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree; as, to deepen grief or sorrow.

  4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones of an organ.

    Deepens the murmur of the falling floods.
    --Pope.

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deepened

vb. (en-past of: deepen)

WordNet
deepened

adj. having accumulated or become more intense; "the deepened gloom" [syn: gathered]

Wikipedia
Deepened (song)

"Deepened" ( Hangul: 변했어; RR: Byeonhaess-eo) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Brave Girls. It was released on February 16, 2016 as a digital single and later included in the third EP from the group, High Heels (2016). The song was released by Brave Entertainment and distributed by CJ E&M. Written by Brave Brothers, Maboos and JS, and produced by the first two, the song is the first release in two and a half years from the group and also is the first release with the new members, marking their return to the music scene.

Usage examples of "deepened".

The kiss deepened with mutual urgency, and he slid his hands upward, stopping just under the swell of her breasts before he started another downward slide.

In profile, his frown deepened as he read her question on his translator.

In this way we make ourselves as vulnerable and receptive as possible to a renewed and deepened experience of the way our bodily being bodies forth the love that utters our feelings into being.

In yielding to this reverie, renewed and deepened desires to be one awakens within them.

The tears stream all the more as we realize that everything in us that could be offered as a reason for our not being worthy to be loved results only in deepened and intensified experiences of love.

Worried too, she thought, noticing the furrow that deepened between his eyebrows, always a sign of stress.

The heavy furrows on his brown face deepened, the bright blue eyes narrowed.

He caught her close and deepened it, not caring if he crushed her gown or mussed her makeup.

Resistance hardened and deepened as each successive meeting with government officials offered hope, only to have it crushed in the next wave of political maneuverings in Philadelphia.

The stare deepened to a knowing frown and she felt him tugging at the real reason for her unprecedented retreat from a challenge.

Black trailed off, then his voice deepened with Daniels determination, and his quixotic face sobered.

Her beguiling smile and the gleam in her eyes both deepened as she thought of their latest confrontation.

His palm rubbed the tatters of her dress against her, using leather against velvet as a fiery conductor of his will until her struggles deepened to tortured writhing.

Between the black net of branches, the gray sky deepened to the charcoal of twilight.

She deepened the bond slowly and spoke then, asking the question she had thought before.