Callousing

/ˈkælaʊsɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of callous; the process of becoming or making calloused; developing hardened skin or emotional numbness.

Etymology

From 'callous' with the progressive suffix '-ing' added. This gerund form emphasizes the ongoing process of hardening.

Kelly Says

The progressive form 'callousing' captures something important: it's not a sudden change but a gradual process—whether physical or emotional, hardness develops one layer at a time.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል
en-k-u-lal
ARالعربية
تصلب
tas-lub
BNবাংলা
কঠিন ত্বক
kô-thin t-w-k
CACatalà
callo
KAL-loh
CSČeština
zduchnutí
z-duch-nu-ti
DADansk
hård hud
hard hud
DEDeutsch
Verhornung
ver-horn-ung
ELΕλληνικά
καλός
ka-los
ESEspañol
endurecimiento
en-dur-se-mi-en-to
FAفارسی
پوست
poost
FISuomi
kynsien paksuuntuminen
kyn-sien pak-su-un-tu-mi-nen
FRFrançais
formation de callosités
for-ma-syon de ka-lo-zi-te
GUGU
ઠાકરો
tha-kar-o
HAHA
kwan
kwan
HEעברית
קליפה
kli-fa
HIहिन्दी
त्वचा का कठोर होना
tvac-ha ka ka-thor ho-na
HUMagyar
keményedés
kem-yen-de-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengembangan tahi
pen-ge-ban-tan ta-hi
IGIG
nkwu
n-k-wu
ITItaliano
indurimento
in-du-ri-men-to
JA日本語
胼胝の形成
pyen-chi no ke-sei
KKKK
кілем
ki-lem
KMKM
ស្លា
sla
KO한국어
굳은살 형성
gug-eun-sal hyung-seong
MRMR
कवड
ka-vad
MSBahasa Melayu
kulit keras
ku-lit ke-ras
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်း
kya-m
NLNederlands
verdikking
ver-dik-king
NONorsk
hård hud
hard hud
PAPA
ਖੁਰ
khur
PLPolski
twardnienie
tv-ard-nie-nie
PTPortuguês
dureza da pele
du-re-za da pe-le
RORomână
îngroșare
ing-ro-sha-re
RUРусский
образование мозолей
obra-zo-va-ni-e mo-zo-ley
SVSvenska
hårt hud
hart hud
SWKiswahili
ngozi
ngo-zi
TAதமிழ்
தடி
ta-di
TEతెలుగు
చర్మం
char-mam
THไทย
การเกิดฝ่าเท้า
gaan-gerd fa-tao
TLTL
matigas na balat
ma-tee-gas na ba-lat
TRTürkçe
kallus oluşumu
ka-lus ol-shu-mu
UKУкраїнська
роговиння
ro-go-vin-nya
URاردو
پٹھ
pat-th
VITiếng Việt
hình thành lớp da dày
hinh thanh lop da day
YOYO
àgbà
a-g-ba
ZH中文
胼胝形成
pyānzhī xíngchéng
ZUZU
inkomo
in-ko-mo

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