harden one's neck

verb

To grow more obstinate.

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harden one's heart

Meanings

verbharden one's neck (third-person singular simple present hardens one's neck, present participle hardening one's neck, simple past and past participle hardened one's neck)

present singular third person hardens one's neck · participle present hardening one's neck · participle past hardened one's neck · past hardened one's neck

  1. obsoleteTo grow more obstinate.

    Synonyms: harden one's heart

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo grow more obstinate.

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harden one's heart
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