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harden one's neck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
hard-en one's -neck
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grow more obstinate.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

hardens one's neck (present, singular) hardening one's neck (participle, present) hardened one's neck (participle, past) hardened one's neck (past)

Phrases

harden someone's heart

Frequently Paired Words

harden someone's heart

Synonyms

harden one's heart

Questions

What does harden one's neck mean?
To grow more obstinate.

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