Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toughening up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
tough-en-ing up
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of toughen up

Questions

What does toughening up mean?
present participle and gerund of toughen up

How to pronounce toughening up

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