verb
- present participle of callous; to make or become hardened or insensitive
noun
- the process or result of becoming hardened, especially of skin forming a callus
Examples
- Years of manual labor resulted in callousing of his hands.
- The repeated friction was callousing the skin on her heels.
- Repeated rejection was callousing his heart to disappointment.
- Guitarists develop callousing on their fingertips from practice.
- The constant criticism was callousing her to negative feedback.
- Callousing of the feet is common among long-distance runners.