Definition of Hardening
Hardening
Har·den·ing
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
The process of making something harder or more resistant.
e.g. The company is undergoing a hardening process to improve its cybersecurity.
(verb)
becoming harder or causing something to become harder;
e.g. If you tough the plaster while it is hardening, it might lose its shape.
(verb)
becoming figuratively harder and more severe, becoming less sympathetic, or causing something/someone to become this way;
e.g. Difficult experiences have a way of hardening a person and making them tougher.
(verb)
becoming more steady or clearly defined, or causing something to become this way;
e.g. Their findings were hardening into a well-defined theory. The stock prices were hardening at their highest point.
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