harshens
verbHow to pronounce harshens:
Definition of harshens:
- harshens (verb):
- to make or become brutal
- to make (something, such as a voice) harsh
Synonyms for harshens:
brutalize
case-harden
fortify
harden
hardens
inure
make resilient
steel
stiffens
strengthen
strengthens
toughen
Antonyms for harshens:
ameliorates
eases
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- cleansing
- thankyou
- spurting
- specter
- scrapbook
- Levi
- Hecate
- dwindles
- coasted
- winding
- spiders
- sauteed
- handrest
- capsize
- artist
- swagger
- Socrates
- hinted
- ensue
- embers
- detract
- derides
- croquet
- beguile
- smelted
- jarvies
- feigning
- bundled
- sore throat
- mjolnir
- littered
- followed
- dustheap
- closeness
- bursting
- schoolroom
- ables
- whirlpool
- whiny
- relived
- gaucho
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- apiece
- tackled
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- bestowed
- unsoiled
- tirade
- proved
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