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Synonyms for firming
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : furm |
Phonetic Transcription : fɜrm |
Top 10 synonyms for firming Other synonyms for the word firming
- acclimate
- acclimatize
- amalgamate
- anneal
- bake
- ballast
- benumb
- bolt
- brace
- buttress
- cake
- calcify
- callous
- candy
- caseharden
- chill
- close
- clot
- coagulate
- cohere
- compact
- concrete
- condense
- congeal
- consolidate
- contract
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- curdle
- densify
- dry
- equalize
- fasten
- firm
- firm up
- fortify
- fossilize
- freeze
- gel
- gird
- harden
- indurate
- inflate
- inspissate
- jell
- jelly
- nerve
- ossify
- petrify
- poise
- precipitate
- press
- prop
- season
- set
- settle
- stabilitate
- starch
- steady
- steel
- stiffen
- strengthen
- support
- sustain
- tauten
- temper
- tense
- thicken
- toughen
- uphold
- vitrify
Définition of firming
Origin :- c.1300, fermen "make firm, establish," from Old French fermer (12c.) or directly from Latin firmare, from firmus (see firm (adj.)). Related: Firmed; firming.
- As in solidify : verb harden
- As in stabilize : verb make or keep in steady state; make resistant to change
- As in stiffen : verb make or become harder
- As in indurate : verb harden
- As in harden : verb make or become solid
- It meant only the selection of stones and firming them into place.
- Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. » by Ellen Eddy Shaw
- Push the sets well down into the ground and cover with soil, firming them with the feet or a roller.
- Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn
- The firming of the soil about the roots of a newly set plant is as important as firming it over planted seeds.
- Extract from : « The First Book of Farming » by Charles L. Goodrich
- I find this more effective than firming the soil with the foot, as it prevents the possibility of loose planting.
- Extract from : « Amateur Gardencraft » by Eben E. Rexford
Antonyms for firming
- be intolerant
- change
- continue
- destroy
- dilute
- discourage
- dishearten
- disjoin
- dissolve
- dissuade
- divide
- drop
- enlarge
- fall
- flex
- forget
- heat
- hurt
- ignore
- indulge
- let down
- let go
- liquefy
- loosen
- melt
- neglect
- open
- release
- separate
- shake
- soften
- spoil
- thin
- unfasten
- unfix
- unlock
- unsettle
- upset
- vary
- weaken
- wobble
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