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harden one's neck

harden one's neck verb: to grow more obstinate.

Verb

harden one's neck (third-person singular simple present hardens one's neck, present participle hardening one's neck, simple past and past participle hardened one's neck)

  1. (obsolete) To grow more obstinate.
    Synonyms:
    harden one's heart

Synonyms of harden one's neck

  • harden one's heart

Forms of harden one's neck

third-person singular presenthardens one's neck
present participlehardening one's neck
past participlehardened one's neck
pasthardened one's neck

Questions about harden one's neck

What does harden one's neck mean?
Harden one's neck means to grow more obstinate.
What part of speech is harden one's neck?
Harden one's neck is a verb.
What is the past tense of harden one's neck?
The past tense of harden one's neck is hardened one's neck.

Words near harden one's neck in the dictionary

  1. hardels
  2. Hardeman
  3. Hardeman County
  4. Hardemans
  5. harden
  6. harden one's neck
  7. harden someone's heart
  8. harden up
  9. harden'd
  10. hardenabilities
  11. hardenability

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