callusing

verb

present participle of callus
as in encrusting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for callusing
  1. encrusting
  2. caking
  3. freezing
  4. hardening
  5. stiffening
  6. gelatinizing
  7. solidifying
  8. congealing
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  • As cities race to figure out to handle this growing plague encrusting bridges and landmarks, one town has found a solution through art.
    — Ash Bhardwaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.
    — The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of encrusting
Verb
  • Wipe down furniture in the kitchen or dining room frequently to prevent grease from caking on.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • Dry the tracks thoroughly afterward to prevent grime from caking into the grooves.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of caking
Verb
  • Make vegan avocado ice cream by blending avocado, coconut milk, and lemon zest and freezing it in an ice cream maker.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There is no shortage of unstudied percolation systems that their technique could apply to — like graphs where the nodes don’t all look identical, or more complicated models that describe freezing water or quantum materials.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of freezing
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  • Hope for finding survivors is fading as rescuers race against time and quickly hardening mud.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI halted some of its AI model training and is hardening its testing, monitoring and training protocols following the incident.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hardening
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  • Offering a 35% incentive aimed at stiffening up jobs here and enticing post-production to relocate to the Golden State, AB 2319 is racing toward a vote in the state Senate by next week once the bill is in final shape.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Softening rather than stiffening when moving through space requires embracing your body’s natural sway and tiny micro-movements, like an ankle wobbling or knee jiggling.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stiffening
Verb
  • Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of gelatinizing
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  • Summary Roger Federer was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, solidifying his legendary status.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Bolsonaro’s younger brothers Carlos and Eduardo Bolsonaro would also go on to pursue political careers, solidifying a political dynasty for the family.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of solidifying
Verb
  • The career that has followed has been the rare one that survived a child-star debut without ever congealing into the obvious next thing.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • Slowing and congealing the formless language of my thoughts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of congealing
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“Callusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callusing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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