tempering

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of temper. Use it after is, was or keep, or as a noun for the action.

   She is tempering her excitement until the results come out.

   Tempering chocolate makes it shiny and gives it a clean snap.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of treating something so it becomes tougher, softer or better balanced, like steel or chocolate.

   The tempering of the knife took a whole afternoon.

   After a second tempering, the chocolate was smooth and shiny.

   Similarhardening, toughening

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Sand or a similar material mixed into clay so it does not shrink or crack as it dries or is baked.

   The potter mixed crushed shell into the clay as tempering.

   Without enough tempering, the pots cracked in the fire.

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