Stiffening

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.
  2. 2
    the act of becoming stiff wordnet
  3. 3
    the process of becoming stiff or rigid wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stiffen form-of, gerund, participle, present

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rigidificationrigidifyingarteriosclerosisatherosclerosisbracingcongeal

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"Aghast I stood, tongue-tied, with stiffening hair."

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