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harshen

harshen verb: to make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough.

Verb

harshen (third-person singular simple present harshens, present participle harshening, simple past and past participle harshened)

  1. (transitive) To make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough.
  2. (transitive) To render peevish, morose, or austere.

Forms of harshen

third-person singular presentharshens
present participleharshening
past participleharshened
pastharshened

Origin of harshen

From harsh + -en.

Questions about harshen

What does harshen mean?
Harshen means to make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough.
What part of speech is harshen?
Harshen is a verb.
What is the past tense of harshen?
The past tense of harshen is harshened.

Words near harshen in the dictionary

  1. Harshbarger
  2. Harshbargers
  3. harshe
  4. harshed
  5. harshed down
  6. harshen
  7. harshened
  8. harshening
  9. harshens
  10. harsher
  11. harshes

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