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toughing

toughing is the present participle and gerund of tough.

Meaning of tough

Verb

tough (third-person singular simple present toughs, present participle toughing, simple past and past participle toughed)

  1. To endure.
    • We shall reminisce on how we toughed it through the winters as they reached the firm, long arm around to give the cold embrace, with ardor seldom loosed till warm winds Marched or Apriled in to soften winter's knuckles -- send rivulets of courage down to dandelions and tulips.2009, Paul Walsh, You and I and Others, →ISBN, pages 64 - 65
  2. To toughen.

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Phrases with toughing

Questions about toughing

What is toughing the present participle and gerund of?
Toughing is the present participle and gerund of tough.

Words near toughing in the dictionary

  1. toughest nut to crack
  2. toughest nuts to crack
  3. toughhearted
  4. toughie
  5. toughies
  6. toughing
  7. toughing it out
  8. toughing out
  9. toughish
  10. toughly
  11. toughminded

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