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- Dictionarystiffening/ˈstɪfənɪŋ/
noun
- 1. material used to stiffen a garment, fabric, or other object.
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The meaning of STIFFEN is to make stiff or stiffer. How to use stiffen in a sentence.
STIFFENING definition: 1. present participle of stiffen 2. to become firm or more difficult to bend: 3. to become less…. Learn more.
STIFFEN definition: 1. to become firm or more difficult to bend: 2. to become less relaxed and more formal: 3. to…. Learn more.
the process of becoming stiff or rigid. synonyms: rigidification, rigidifying. see more. see less. types: rigor mortis. muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days. type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process.
1. rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc. He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard. rígido, tieso. 2. moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc. I can't turn the key – the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb. duro.
verb (used without object) to become stiff. to become suddenly tense, rigid, or taut, as in bracing oneself for or drawing back from shock, fear, or displeasure: He stiffened, expecting to hear the worst. stiffen. / ˈstɪfən /.
[intransitive, transitive] to make yourself or part of your body straight and still, especially because you are angry or frightened. stiffen (with something) She stiffened with fear. stiffen something (with something) I stiffened my back and faced him. Definitions on the go.
