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callousing

callousing is the present participle and gerund of callous.

Meaning of callous

Adjective

callous (comparative more callous, superlative most callous)

  1. (figuratively) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
    • She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
  2. (literally) Having calluses, or relating to calluses.

Questions about callousing

What is callousing the present participle and gerund of?
Callousing is the present participle and gerund of callous.

Words near callousing in the dictionary

  1. Callotian
  2. callots
  3. callous
  4. calloused
  5. callouses
  6. callousing
  7. callously
  8. callousness
  9. callousnesses
  10. callousy
  11. callout

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