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[ hahr -dn-ing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhɑr dn ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
the process of becoming hard or rigid.
Origin of hardening First recorded in 1620–30; harden + -ing1
Words nearby hardening Hardenberg, hardenbergia, Hardenburg, hardened, hardener, hardening , hardening of arteries, hardening of the arteries, harden off, harden one's heart, harden up
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Example sentences from the Web for hardening The quicker the finished product gets into the hardening cabinet, the smaller the ice crystals.
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The drug halts the development of atherosclerosis, a word referring to the hardening of the arteries.
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The force of the two reacting spreads the foam through the chest cavity, hardening to apply pressure to any bleed sites.
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The hardening of an idea into a plan for a novel is a vague process and hard to describe.
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Nor can the hardening of positions in Israel can be attributed to Israeli insecurity.
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The grease of the fox and the marrow are good for the hardening of sinews.
The Master of Game | Second Duke of York, Edward
A dollar is 254⁄5 grains of a metal compound coined, of which nine parts are pure gold and one part a hardening alloy.
Principles of Political Economy | Arthur Latham Perry
His London world talked of a hardening of heart and a tightening of purse-strings which signified disloyalty to the Cause.
A Diversity of Creatures | Rudyard Kipling
After hardening the file in mercury and using kerosene, I also required four minutes per hole.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
Her unfailing instinct was hardening a new one, that ruled for immediate flight.
The Plow-Woman | Eleanor Gates
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British Dictionary definitions for hardening noun the act or process of becoming or making hard
a substance added to another substance or material to make it harder
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Words related to hardening crystallization, setting, solidification