stiffen
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English stifnen, equivalent to stiff + -en.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
stiffen (third-person singular simple present stiffens, present participle stiffening, simple past and past participle stiffened)
- (transitive) To make stiff.
- (intransitive) To become stiff.
- 2003, Yoko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor:
- Bewildered by the unexpected greeting, my son stiffened, but managed a polite answer.
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Translations[edit]
to make stiff
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to become stiff
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