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hardening

UK
/ˈhɑːd(ə)nɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɑrdənɪŋ/
hardening off

Translations

hardeningnoun
hardenings
pl
The hardening of the steel improves its durability.
Закалка стали улучшает её прочность.
The hardening of the cement takes several hours.
Затвердевание цемента занимает несколько часов.
The hardening of the rules made the game more challenging.
Ужесточение правил сделало игру более сложной.
Additional translations
упрочнение
отвердевание
Synonyms
solidification
consolidation
strengthening
toughening
rigidification
hardeninggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhɑːd(ə)nɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɑrd(ə)nɪŋ/
Used attributively before nouns to describe something that is undergoing or promoting a process of becoming harder or more secure.
Synonyms
stiffening
solidifying
firming
toughening
indurating
ossifying
calcifying
congealing
coagulating
crystallizing
setting
brittling
hardenverb

hardening

Gerund

hardened
Past Simple
hardened
Past Participle
hardening
Gerund
UK
/ˈhɑːdən/
US
/ˈhɑrdən/
The clay will harden if left out in the sun.
Глина затвердеет, если оставить её на солнце.
Over time, he began to harden towards his critics.
Со временем он начал ожесточаться по отношению к своим критикам.
The blacksmith will harden the steel to make it stronger.
Кузнец закалит сталь, чтобы сделать её прочнее.
Additional translations
устанивать
упряи́миться
Synonyms
solidify
set
thicken
stiffen
freeze
congeal
cement
fortify
strengthen
Antonyms
soften

Definitions

hardeningnoun
The process of becoming or making something hard or harder.
The hardening of the clay took several hours before it was ready for painting.
A process in metallurgy where metal is made harder and stronger through heat treatment.
The hardening of the steel improved its durability and resistance to wear.
The process of becoming more severe or intense, often used in a figurative sense.
There was a noticeable hardening of attitudes among the negotiating parties.
The process of making a system or network more secure against attacks.
The IT department focused on the hardening of the servers to prevent data breaches.
hardeninggerund / present participle
Undergoing a process of becoming hard or harder.
The hardening concrete needed to be kept moist.
Intended to make a system, material, or structure more resistant or secure.
Hardening measures were implemented on the server to prevent attacks.
hardenverb
To make or become hard or harder.
The clay will harden if left out in the sun.
To make or become more severe or less sympathetic.
The judge's attitude began to harden as the trial progressed.
To become more determined or resolute.
His resolve to finish the marathon hardened with each passing mile.
To make or become more resistant to difficult conditions.
The soldiers were trained to harden themselves against the harsh weather.
(of prices, markets, or rates) To rise or become firmer after a period of weakness.
Share prices hardened during afternoon trading.
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