What (who) is hardening - definition
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Hardening (disambiguation); Hardened
Hardening
·noun Making hard or harder.
II. Hardening ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Harden.
III. Hardening ·noun That which hardens, as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel.
hardening
Used to describe the resulting condition of a worker when his boss gives him to much work to do.
The body just stiffens into a rigor mortis state and the worker becomes unable to function.
From a Dilbert cartoon by Scott Adams
B. Isok, I have another project for you.(Isok then stiffens like a board, arms spread wide.)
B. Isok, are you hardening?
The body just stiffens into a rigor mortis state and the worker becomes unable to function.
From a Dilbert cartoon by Scott Adams
B. Isok, I have another project for you.(Isok then stiffens like a board, arms spread wide.)
B. Isok, are you hardening?
hardening
see harden
Wikipedia
Hardening
Hardening is the process by which something becomes harder or is made harder.
Hardening may refer to:
- Hardening (metallurgy), a process used to increase the hardness of a metal
- Hardening (botany) or cold hardening, a process in which a plant undergoes physiological changes to mitigate damage from cold temperatures
- Hardening (computing), the process of securing a system against attack
- Target hardening, strengthening of the security of a building or installation to protect it from attack
- Sclerotization, a biochemical process forming cuticle in arthropods
Pronunciation examples for hardening
1. by this hardening sealing compound.
Quick Seasonal Canning for Small Spaces _ Marisa McClellan _ Talks at Google
2. Atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries,
Michael Greger _ How Not To Die _ Talks at Google
3. are used as a hardening agent,
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4. you're hardening it by defending others.
Discussing Online Hate _ Finlay Wilson & Aoife Martin _ Talks at Google
5. It was sudden. It was hardening of the emotions.
Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success _ Sylvia Lafair _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of hardening
1. "That shows they‘re hardening" immigration enforcement.
2. The bad feelings have been hardening for several years.
3. "When you think about hardening a tunnel, you can‘t just go into Home Depot and buy a tunnel–hardening kit," Schiliro said.
4. Opinion is hardening that David Cameron is too little tested.
5. That mood has been hardening because of the domestic situation.