COARSEN


Meaning of COARSEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kɔ:(r)s(ə)n ]

( coarsens, coarsening, coarsened)

1.

If something coarsens or is coarsened , it becomes thicker or rougher in texture.

Skin thickens, dries and coarsens after sun exposure.

...his gnarled, coarsened features.

VERB : V , V-ed , also V n

2.

If someone’s behaviour or speech coarsens or if they coarsen it, they become less polite or they begin to speak in a less pleasant way.

Her voice has deepened and coarsened with the years...

He had coarsened his voice to an approximation of Cockney.

VERB : V , V n

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