What does tempering mean?
Tempering means present participle and gerund of temper.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of temper.
Caron has, in fact, discovered this very curious circumstance, that a bar of steel becomes shorter under successive temperings, while it increases in size, laterally, in such a manner, that there actually is an increase of volume.
Clay and tempering were packed around the pole together with plenty of water[.]
Use tempering when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tempering means present participle and gerund of temper.
Common synonyms include annealing, moderating.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Caron has, in fact, discovered this very curious circumstance, that a bar of steel becomes shorter under successive temperings, while it increases in size, laterally, in such a manner, that there actually is an increase of volume.
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