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hardening

noun

the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)

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Word length
9
Starts with
H
Ends with
G
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
A1

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noun

  1. the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)

noun

  1. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

    “the hardening of concrete”

noun

  1. abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

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the hardening of concrete
he tested the set of the glue

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