Ossifying

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ossify form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Won't you come over and love me? / Won't you come over again? / Help me overcome the unnerving / Ossifying body I'm in"

Synonyms

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hardenannealbrutalizecalcifycallouscase harden

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"Won't you come over and love me? / Won't you come over again? / Help me overcome the unnerving / Ossifying body I'm in"

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