steepen's Usage Examples:

Day 7: Bedding Today, we continue up the steepening valley to Bedding.

foreshore erosion and steepening correlate closely - tho not exactly - with the inshore migration of East Looe Channel.

Soon the ridge steepens again for what 's known as the little tower.

Rates of recession may be accelerating due to narrowing and steepening of the adjacent inter-tidal slope.

steepen the approach.

steepening of the adjacent inter-tidal slope.

steepens dramatically.

The slope then steepens with the ascending curve to the summit of the pass, from which point it falls with a comparatively gentle gradient to the general level of the plateau.

Deep snow turned into deep heather and snow, and with the steepening slope slipping and falling became more frequent.

steepens when more thought-provoking climbing leads to a belay on a grass ledge.

As we approached the final pitches, the climbing steepened abruptly and the exposure overlooking Crowberry Gully increased dramatically.

Continue up the inverted " V " slab, step right and climb the steepening wall with the aid of two pegs.

steepening wall with the aid of two pegs.

Synonyms:

change,

Antonyms:

detransitivize, stay,