Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toughening

/tˈʌfənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
tough-en-ing
IPA
/tˈʌfənɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of toughen

noun

The process of making something tougher.

Inflected Forms

toughenings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce toughening?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈʌfənɪŋ/.
What does toughening mean?
present participle and gerund of toughen

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