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hardening - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hardening' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hardening [ n.]
- Making hard or harder.
- That which hardens, as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel.
2 . Hardening [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Harden

Meaning of 'hardening' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hardening [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
Example in sentence:
  • he tested the set of the glue;
  • the hardening of concrete