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STIFFENING

\stˈɪfənɪŋ], \stˈɪfənɪŋ], \s_t_ˈɪ_f_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of STIFFENING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

n. Some material used to make a dress less soft or flexible, as hair, whalebone, crinoline, &c ; some substance used to thicken or inspissate liquid and gelatinous articles of food, as isinglass, &c.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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