harden
Definition of harden:
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: adjective
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part of speech: noun
HARDENER.
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part of speech: verb
To make or become hard, or more hard; to confirm in wickedness; to render firm or less liable to injury.
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part of speech: verb
To make hard or harder; to make firm: to strengthen: to confirm in wickedness: to make insensible.
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Common misspellings:
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- hardend (11.1%)
- harded (22.2%)
- hardn (22.2%)
- harrden (44.4%)
Usage examples for harden:
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Rub the mixture smooth with the back of a stout wooden spoon, and pack close in a bowl so it shall not harden
"Dishes & Beverages of the Old South" – Martha McCulloch Williams -
I am afraid I have grown too accustomed to your luxury of life, and want knocking about to harden me a little."
"Queechy, Volume II" – Elizabeth Wetherell -
But I must harden my heart.
"The Second Deluge" – Garrett P. Serviss -
Spontaneously and one by one they turn out to fight us as soon as we show ourselves in their neighbourhood, and all the suffering we can inflict only serves to harden their resolution.
"With Rimington" – L. March Phillipps
