Definition of hardening

"hardening" in the noun sense

1. hardening

abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

2. hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing

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

"the hardening of concrete"

"he tested the set of the glue"

3. hardening

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

"hardening" in the verb sense

1. harden, indurate

become hard or harder

"The wax hardened"

2. harden, indurate

make hard or harder

"The cold hardened the butter"

3. temper, harden

harden by reheating and cooling in oil

"temper steel"

4. season, harden

make fit

"This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"

5. inure, harden, indurate

cause to accept or become hardened to habituate

"He was inured to the cold"

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Quotations for hardening

Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength. [ Milton ]

hardening in Scrabble®

The word hardening is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters hardening:

HARDENING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

darning, deraign, earning, grained, grinned, hagride, handier, handing, heading, hearing, herding, nearing, reading, rending

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word hardening

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In hardening

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hardening in Words With Friends™

The word hardening is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters hardening:

HARDENING
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

darning, deraign, earning, grained, grinned, hagride, handier, handing, heading, hearing, herding, nearing, reading, rending

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word hardening

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In hardening

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Words containing the sequence hardening

Words that start with hardening (1 word)

Words with hardening in them (1 word)

Words that end with hardening (3 words)

Word Growth involving hardening

Shorter words in hardening

en den harden

ar hard harden

ha hard harden

in

Longer words containing hardening

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