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How to pronounce coarsen in English?

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Type Words
Type of alter, change, modify


coarsen one's ideals.
Type Words
Type of alter, change, modify


coarsen the surface.
Their minds coarsened.

Examples of coarsen

coarsen
Once in the military, they undergo training designed to coarsen their consciences.
From the post-gazette.com
If it's a little bit strong or you're getting bits coming through, coarsen it a little.
From the guardian.co.uk
Did he democratize, glamorize or coarsen the museum experience?
From the time.com
All parties agreed that the media would only coarsen an already painful and complicated situation.
From the jsonline.com
It may also coarsen the tone of political debate, worries Stuart Rothenberg, a political analyst.
From the economist.com
Did he democratize, glamorize or coarsen the experience of art?
From the time.com
Offensive words lose their ability to shock the more they are used but they also coarsen our sensibilities.
From the independent.co.uk
She was a whirlwind in real estate and I was proud of her but then the job gradually began to coarsen her.
From the denverpost.com
The man who once did so much to coarsen political debate has developed a nice line in feline subtlety.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"
  • Make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"
  • To make more coarse
  • (coarsening) An increase in grain size, usually, but not necessarily, by grain growth.