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Philip has never been given to displays of emotion, and saw his role as a father to ‘toughen up’ his sons.
Kate and William’s Royal Family Values|Tom Sykes|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The African-American community wants Obama to toughen up and fight back.
7 Best Moments From Sunday Talk||August 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Valdes-Rodriguez is dating a New Mexico cowpoke who is attempting to toughen up her son.
Meet the Fútbol Moms|Bryan Curtis|July 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps they are planning to toughen up the bill, not in the shadows of committee but in the sunshine of open debate.
How Obama Wimped Out|Eric Alterman|April 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

While we celebrate our progress in 2009, we must toughen our resolve not to back off one iota.
The Year in Sexism|Amy Siskind|December 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"We'll live in fur and toughen ourselves," said Ernest Hume.
The Day of His Youth|Alice Brown
When each part is trimmed accurately to measure, they are put aside to toughen.
Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers|George J. Cox
Do not let the meat boil too hard or too long, as this will toughen it and extract the juices.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree
But my dresses are high-necked, and by bathing I toughen my skin.
The Twins of Table Mountain and Other Stories|Bret Harte
This tends to toughen the steel, and it makes a better knife by this extra work.
The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals|Charles Conrad Sleffel

单词	toughen
释义	toughen [ tuhf-uhn ] / ˈtʌf ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR toughen ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object) to make or become tough or tougher. Origin of toughen First recorded in 1575–85; tough + -en¹ SYNONYMS FOR toughen harden, firm, strengthen, stiffen. SEE SYNONYMS FOR toughen ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM toughen tough·en·er, noun Words nearby toughen touchy, touchy-feely, Touggourt, tough, tough break, toughen, toughie, toughish, tough it out, tough love, tough-minded Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for toughen Philip has never been given to displays of emotion, and saw his role as a father to ‘toughen up’ his sons. Kate and William’s Royal Family Values\|Tom Sykes\|September 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The African-American community wants Obama to toughen up and fight back. 7 Best Moments From Sunday Talk\|\|August 21, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Valdes-Rodriguez is dating a New Mexico cowpoke who is attempting to toughen up her son. Meet the Fútbol Moms\|Bryan Curtis\|July 18, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Perhaps they are planning to toughen up the bill, not in the shadows of committee but in the sunshine of open debate. How Obama Wimped Out\|Eric Alterman\|April 29, 2010\|DAILY BEAST While we celebrate our progress in 2009, we must toughen our resolve not to back off one iota. The Year in Sexism\|Amy Siskind\|December 17, 2009\|DAILY BEAST "We'll live in fur and toughen ourselves," said Ernest Hume. The Day of His Youth\|Alice Brown When each part is trimmed accurately to measure, they are put aside to toughen. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers\|George J. Cox Do not let the meat boil too hard or too long, as this will toughen it and extract the juices. Housekeeping in Old Virginia\|Marion Cabell Tyree But my dresses are high-necked, and by bathing I toughen my skin. The Twins of Table Mountain and Other Stories\|Bret Harte This tends to toughen the steel, and it makes a better knife by this extra work. The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals\|Charles Conrad Sleffel British Dictionary definitions for toughen toughen / (ˈtʌfən) / verb to make or become tough or tougher Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to toughen strengthen, develop, season, acclimate, acclimatize, brutalize, inure, anneal, temper, climatize
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