Associations to the word «Stiffened»

Wiktionary

STIFFEN, verb. (transitive) To make stiff.
STIFFEN, verb. (intransitive) To become stiff.

Dictionary definition

STIFFEN, verb. Become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room".
STIFFEN, verb. Make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine".
STIFFEN, verb. Restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis