Definition of Stiffens. Meaning of Stiffens. Synonyms of Stiffens
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Definition of Stiffens
Stiffen Stiffen Stiff"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stiffening.] [See Stiff.]
1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to
stiffen cloth with starch.
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.
2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to
stiffen paste.
3. To make torpid; to benumb.
Stiffen Stiffen Stiff"en, v. i.
To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. --Dryden.
The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. --Dryden.
Some souls we see, Grow hard and stiffen with
adversity. --Dryden.
