stiffen
🇺🇸
/ˈstɪfn/
🇬🇧
/ˈstɪfn/
verb
R
to make your body or part of it straight and still, often when angry or scared
When I heard the noise, I stiffened with fear.
R
to become or make something hard to bend or move
After sitting too long, my legs stiffen and ache.
R
to make an attitude or idea stronger; to become stronger
The criticism seemed to stiffen his determination to succeed.
R
to make something like cloth hard and unable to bend
The laundry starch will stiffen the fabric.
translation
to make your body or part of it straight and still, often when angry or scared; to become or make something hard to bend or move; to make an attitude or idea stronger; to become stronger; to make something like cloth hard and unable to bend
Word Forms
3rd Present
stiffens
Past
stiffened
Perfect
stiffened
Progressive
stiffening