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hardening
[ hahr-dn-ing ]
noun
- a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
- the process of becoming hard or rigid.
hardening
/ ˈɑːəɪŋ /
noun
- the act or process of becoming or making hard
- a substance added to another substance or material to make it harder
Word History and Origins
Origin of hardening1
Example Sentences
The key is striking a balance: too spicy and it overpowers the meat; too sweet and it risks hardening into a candy shell.
There was no apology — only the hardening of Trump’s heart.
With some union members under threat of redundancy and the declaration of a major incident just this week, the council position appears to be hardening.
But this one has torn through the core of Sudan, hardening divisions and threatening to split the nation.
However, according to Cal Fire, the models do not account for changes in vegetation due to recent wildfires, nor the home hardening and brush management communities have undertaken.
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