Past tense of toughen

Forms of toughen

Toughened in a sentence

• Although the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) had toughened its stance on new third rail electrification, gaining approval for short sections of third rail to charge the batteries could be more straightforward.2025 October 29, Chris Howe, “A step closer to Liverpool dream...”, in RAIL, number 1047, page 50
• What makes these goodies different, the company says, is that they are formed by robotic machines so that the dough is not toughened by overhandling.2008 March 26, Florence Fabricant, “Croissants Made by Robots”, in New York Times. From the entry overhandle
• A few days before, I snicked my forefinger with the curved banana knife at the store, and a callusy scab toughened the ball of my fingertip.1961, John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent, Penguin Books, published 2008, →ISBN. From the entry callusy
• Bright-beady of eye, bony of cheek and jaw, scarred, toughened, broken and reknit, indestructible, grisly, gladiatorial as a hornet, he was a type neither new nor unfamiliar.1903 February, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Hygeia at the Solito”, in Everybody’s Magazine, volume VIII, number 2, New…. From the entry reknit

Meaning of toughen

1. verb To make tough.
2. verb To become tough.

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Questions about the past tense of toughen

What is the past tense of toughen?

The past tense of toughen is toughened.

What is the past participle of toughen?

The past participle of toughen is toughened.

Is toughen a regular or irregular verb?

Toughen is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.