harden
Example Sentences
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It was getting smaller and smaller in my chest and hardening up like a rock.
From Literature
"Ammunition of this nature is intended to defeat structures, vehicles and hardened targets, including lightly armoured personnel carriers," the representative said.
From BBC
Yet this hardening at the state level does not always translate neatly on the street.
From BBC
He said his belief in the need for a No 10 refresh had "hardened" in recent weeks.
From BBC
He was trapped at the bottom under about a meter of dense avalanche debris — which starts out fluffy but can quickly harden to the consistency of concrete.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
