10 Letter Words for Stiffening
stiffening
9 Letter Words for Stiffening
infefting, infesting
8 Letter Words for Stiffening
feinting, finniest, genistin, gentisin, ginniest, niffiest, sniffing, snifting, steining, stiffing, tiffings
7 Letter Words for Stiffening
festing, fifties, fingent, finings, finites, fisetin, fisting, gentiin, iffiest, ignites, infefts, ingenit, ingines, intines, nesting, niffing, nifties, seining, senting, sifting, stiffen, stiffie, tensing, tiffing, tiffins, tinnies
6 Letter Words for Stiffening
effing, ensign, feigns, feints, fennig, festin, feting, fients, fifing, figent, finest, fining, finite, giftie, ginnet, ignite, infeft, infest, ingent, ingest, ingine, innest, insite, intens, intine, nentsi, seniti, sennit, sigint, signet, sining, sinnet, siting, stinge, tennis, tiffie, tiffin, tinges, tinies, tining, tinnie
5 Letter Words for Stiffening
enfin, engin, entsi, feign, feint, feist, fenis, fents, fetis, fiefs, fient, fiest, fifes, fifie, fines, finis, finns, geist, geits, genii, genin, genit, gents, gifts, gites, ifint, ignis, infin, infit, innet, innit, inset, intis, neifs, neist, niefs, nifes, niffs, nines, nisei, segni, sengi, senit, senti, sient, singe, sniff, snift, snite, stein, steng, stife, stiff, stine, sting, teffs, tiens, tiffs, tiges, tines, tinge, tingi, tings, tsine
4 Letter Words for Stiffening
effs, efts, engs, fegs, feif, feis, feni, fens, fent, fest, fets, fief, fies, fife, figs, fine, fini, finn, fins, fise, fist, fits, gein, geit, gens, gent, gest, gets, gien, gies, gift, ginn, gins, gise, gist, gite, gits, init, inne, inns, inst, inti, isnt, nefs, negs, neif, nein, nest, neti, nets, nief, nies, nife, niff, nine, nisi, nist, nits, seif, seit, sent, sien, sife, sift, sign, sine, sing, site, siti, snig, snit, steg, sten, stge, stie, teff, tefs, tegs, teng, tens, tien, ties, tiff, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins
3 Letter Words for Stiffening
eff, efs, eft, eng, ens, est, fei, fen, fes, fet, fgn, fie, fig, fin, fit, gen, get, gie, gif, gin, gis, git, gns, gte, ife, iff, ifs, ign, inf, ing, inn, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, its, nef, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nis, nit, nne, seg, sei, sen, set, sie, sif, sig, sin, sit, stg, tef, teg, ten, tes, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tis, tng, tsi
Definitions for Stiffening
[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 Stiffening
stiffenstrengthen, reinforce, solidify, stabilize, thicken, set, freeze, clot, prop, petrify, jell, inspissate, fix, condense, ossify, tauten, congeal, precipitate, inflate, anneal
Words nearby Stiffening
stiffenstiff as a board, stiff upper lip, stiff-arm, stiff-man syndrome, stiff-necked, stiffen, stiffener, stiffy, stifle, stifling, stigma
Origin of Stiffening
First recorded in 1490–1500; stiff + -en1
Other words from Stiffening
o·ver·stiff·en , verb
un·stiff·ened , adjective
Synonyms for Stiffening
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
