stiffened

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stiffened or reinforced with wire; "stiffened brassieres
stiffened or reinforced with wire; "stiffened brassieres"
made or become difficult to move or bend; "felt the pain of stiffened joints"
past of stiffen
stiffen
To make stiff
stiffen
{v} to make stiff, to grow or become stiff
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restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations
stiffen
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective
stiffen
To make torpid; to benumb
stiffen
To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste
stiffen
To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch
stiffen
become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
stiffen
To become stiff
stiffen
If your muscles or joints stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become difficult to bend or move. The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen. Stiffen up means the same as stiffen. These clothes restrict your freedom of movement and stiffen up the whole body
stiffen
restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
stiffen
{f} make stiff, make rigid; become stiff, become rigid
stiffen
make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room" restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations
stiffen
make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
stiffen
If something such as cloth is stiffened, it is made firm so that it does not bend easily. This special paper was actually thin, soft Sugiwara paper that had been stiffened with a kind of paste
stiffen
If you stiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry. Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice
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