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Definitions for Stiffen
[1] to make stiff.
[2] to become stiff.
[3] 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.
[4] to make or become stiff or stiffer
[5] (intr) to become suddenly tense or unyielding
Words related to Stiffen
strengthen, reinforce, solidify, stabilize, thicken, set, freeze, clot, prop, petrify, jell, inspissate, fix, condense, ossify, tauten, congeal, precipitate, inflate, anneal
Words nearby Stiffen
stiff as a board, stiff upper lip, stiff-arm, stiff-man syndrome, stiff-necked, stiffen, stiffener, stiffy, stifle, stifling, stigma
Origin of Stiffen
First recorded in 1490–1500; stiff + -en1
Other words from Stiffen
o·ver·stiff·en , verb
un·stiff·ened , adjective
Synonyms for Stiffen
reinforce, solidify, stabilize, strengthen, anneal, benumb, brace, cake, candy, cement, chill, clot, coagulate, condense, congeal, crystallize, curdle, firm, fix, freeze, gel, harden, inflate, inspissate, jell, jelly, ossify, petrify, precipitate, prop, set, starch, steady, tauten, tense, thicken