1. toughening - Noun
2. toughening - Verb
of Toughen
Source: Webster's dictionaryApplication in metal finishing Tool steel toughening Nitrogen or other ions can be implanted into a tool steel target (drill bits, for example). Source: Internet
Chailey was a school and hospital for disabled children, and believed in toughening them up, contributing to the observant and determined person Dury became. Source: Internet
At that time he was also responsible for persecuting students as well as toughening censorship of the media. Source: Internet
ARKA – Currently Armenian banks seem to be under some pressure in terms of difficult economic situation, toughening of norms by the regulator and high level of competition. Source: Internet
At best, Warsi’s resignation might see a minor toughening of the language about Israeli actions but little change in substantive policy. Source: Internet
Castro called the new measures a toughening of the US embargo against the island, imposed since 1962, saying they evoked “an old and hostile rhetoric that characterised the Cold War”. Source: Internet