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harshened

harshened is the simple past and past participle of harshen.

Meaning of harshen

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.

Questions about harshened

What is harshened the simple past and past participle of?
Harshened is the simple past and past participle of harshen.

Words near harshened in the dictionary

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

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