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roughening

roughening is the present participle and gerund of roughen.

Meaning of roughen

Verb

roughen (third-person singular simple present roughens, present participle roughening, simple past and past participle roughened)

  1. (transitive) To make rough.
    • The wind began to roughen the surface of the sea.
  2. (intransitive) To become rough.

Phrases with roughening

Questions about roughening

What is roughening the present participle and gerund of?
Roughening is the present participle and gerund of roughen.

Words near roughening in the dictionary

  1. roughen up
  2. roughened
  3. roughened up
  4. roughener
  5. rougheners
  6. roughening
  7. roughening up
  8. roughens
  9. roughens up
  10. rougher
  11. rougher around the edges

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