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hardening

/ˈhɑːd(ə)nɪŋ/

/ˈhɑrdənɪŋ/

hardening off

hardeningnoun

hardenings

Translations

закалка

The hardening of the steel improves its durability.

Закалка стали улучшает её прочность.

затвердевание

The hardening of the cement takes several hours.

Затвердевание цемента занимает несколько часов.

ужесточение

The hardening of the rules made the game more challenging.

Ужесточение правил сделало игру более сложной.

Additional translations

упрочнение

отвердевание

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

hardeninggerund / present participle

/ˈhɑːd(ə)nɪŋ/

/ˈhɑrd(ə)nɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns to describe something that is undergoing or promoting a process of becoming harder or more secure.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

hardenverb

hardening

Gerund

hardened

Past Simple

hardened

Past Participle

hardening

Gerund

/ˈhɑːdən/

/ˈhɑrdən/

Translations

затвердеть

The clay will harden if left out in the sun.

Глина затвердеет, если оставить её на солнце.

ожесточиться

Over time, he began to harden towards his critics.

Со временем он начал ожесточаться по отношению к своим критикам.

закалить

The blacksmith will harden the steel to make it stronger.

Кузнец закалит сталь, чтобы сделать её прочнее.

Additional translations

устанивать

упряи́миться

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

hardenproper noun

Definitions

A surname, now common in English-speaking countries.

James Harden is one of the National Basketball Association's leading scorers.

A village in West Yorkshire, England.

Harden lies approximately two miles west of Bingley.