Associations to the word «Tempering»

Wiktionary

TEMPERING, verb. Present participle of temper
TEMPERING, noun. The act by which something is tempered.

Dictionary definition

TEMPERING, noun. Hardening something by heat treatment.
TEMPERING, adjective. Moderating by making more temperate.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley