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