Toughen - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtʌfn|  American pronunciation of the word toughen
Brit.  |ˈtʌfn|  British pronunciation of the word toughen

verb

- make tough or tougher
This experience will toughen her

Extra examples

The government is toughening antidrug laws.

...weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours...

His muscles toughened.

The experience of life had toughened the fibre of thought.

All this mountain climbing will toughen the boys up.

Three years in the army toughened him up.

This experience will toughen her

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: toughen
he/she/it: toughens
present participle: toughening
past tense: toughened
past participle: toughened
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