Tempering can be categorized as a noun, a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| tempering - moderating by making more temperate | ||
Verb |
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| temper - harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel" | ||
| temper - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" | ||
| temper - adjust the pitch (of pianos) | ||
| temper - restrain | ||
| temper - bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" | ||
Noun |
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| temper - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" | ||
| temper - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" | ||
| temper - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking | ||
| temper - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" |
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| 1. | noun | Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time. | |
| 2. | noun | His temper was well known to all his employees. | |
| 3. | noun | His temper sparked like damp firewood. | |
| 4. | noun | His explosive temper probably provoked the disastrous siege of Fallujah last spring, killing 600 Iraqis, most of them women and children, in revenge for the deaths of 4 civilian mercenaries, one of them a South African. | |
| 5. | noun | That temper is only one problem. | |
| 6. | noun | My brother-in-law is ready to lose his temper at trifles. | |
| 7. | noun | I can't take this anymore. I've lost my temper completely. | |
| 8. | noun | Mary loses her temper easily. | |
| 9. | noun | Misato tried to be calm, but finally she lost her temper. | |
| 10. | noun | The man waiting for the bus lost his temper. | |
| 11. | noun | If you see the day through with Mr Bark without losing your temper, I'll believe you. | |
| 12. | noun | Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him. | |
| 13. | noun | Don't get all bent out of shape over little things. A short temper can make you poor. | |
| 14. | noun | I feel ashamed of having lost my temper. | |
| 15. | noun | There's no need to get so angry. Keep your temper. | |
| 16. | verb | Temper steel. | |
| 17. | verb | Temper glass. | |
| 18. | verb | I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality. | |
| 19. | verb | Temper your spirit, warm your heart. | |
| 20. | verb | Before you make the candy, make sure to temper the chocolate. | |
| 21. | verb | Mary lost her temper and hit Tom. | |
| 22. | verb | Tom is prone to temper tantrums. | |
| 23. | verb | Abraham made haste into the tent to Sara, and said to her: Make haste, temper together three measures of flour, and make cakes upon the hearth. | |
| 24. | verb | She lost her temper and hit him. | |
| 25. | verb | Temper your speech. | |
| 26. | verb | I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality. | |
| 27. | verb | Temper your spirit, warm your heart. | |
| 28. | verb | Before you make the candy, make sure to temper the chocolate. | |
| 29. | verb | Mary lost her temper and hit Tom. | |
| 30. | verb | Tom is prone to temper tantrums. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time. |
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| His temper was well known to all his employees. |
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| His temper sparked like damp firewood. |
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| His explosive temper probably provoked the disastrous siege of Fallujah last spring, killing 600 Iraqis, most of them women and children, in revenge for the deaths of 4 civilian mercenaries, one of them a South African. |
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| That temper is only one problem. |
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| My brother-in-law is ready to lose his temper at trifles. | |
| I can't take this anymore. I've lost my temper completely. | |
| Mary loses her temper easily. | |
| Misato tried to be calm, but finally she lost her temper. | |
| The man waiting for the bus lost his temper. | |
| If you see the day through with Mr Bark without losing your temper, I'll believe you. | |
| Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him. | |
| Don't get all bent out of shape over little things. A short temper can make you poor. | |
| I feel ashamed of having lost my temper. | |
| There's no need to get so angry. Keep your temper. | |
| verb | |
| Temper steel. |
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| Temper glass. |
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| I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality. | |
| Temper your spirit, warm your heart. | |
| Before you make the candy, make sure to temper the chocolate. | |
| Mary lost her temper and hit Tom. | |
| Tom is prone to temper tantrums. | |
| Abraham made haste into the tent to Sara, and said to her: Make haste, temper together three measures of flour, and make cakes upon the hearth. | |
| She lost her temper and hit him. | |
| Temper your speech. | |
| I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality. | |
| Temper your spirit, warm your heart. | |
| Before you make the candy, make sure to temper the chocolate. | |
| Mary lost her temper and hit Tom. | |
| Tom is prone to temper tantrums. | |