(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s or is ~ed, it becomes thicker or rougher in texture.
Skin thickens, dries and ~s after sun exposure.
...his gnarled, ~ed features.
VERB: V, V-ed, also V n
2.
If someone’s behaviour or speech ~s or if they ~ it, they become less polite or they begin to speak in a less pleasant way.
Her voice has deepened and ~ed with the years...
He had ~ed his voice to an approximation of Cockney.
VERB: V, V n