hardening

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hardening

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of harden

noun hardenings

The process by which something hardens.
Something which hardens.

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Closest in meaning: solidification, set, solidifying, toughening, hardness, toughness, strictness, stringency, harshness, tightening, rigidity, inflexibility, intensification, intransigence, strengthening, escalation

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noun process

Español	endurecimiento
Français	durcissement
Deutsch	Härten, Härtung

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@misc{hardening_2026,
  title = {hardening},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hardening},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}