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[ noun ] the act of becoming stiff

Examples

"stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"

Used in print

(Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)

Indeed , the apparent stiffening of the industry 's attitude in the recent steel strike has a direct explanation in_terms_of the model here presented .

Related terms

procedure natural_process rigor_mortis stiffen

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[ noun ] the process of becoming stiff or rigid

Synonyms

rigidifying rigidification

Related terms

natural_process rigor_mortis rigidify

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Rhymes with

thickening conditioning repositioning commissioning positioning envisioning partitioning quickening glistening listening deafening christening sickening inning softening defining summoning refining cushioning weakening sweetening reasoning seasoning deepening inning spinning sinning whitening refining defining softening deafening leavening thinning pinning stunning disillusioning vacationing fining fawning rationing tightening fashioning determining thickening evening heartening stunning reckoning sinning pinning winning shortening deadening disheartening threatening lessening thickening sickening sickening staining sweetening stoning thickening questioning opening unquestioning cunning running lengthening functioning fawning apportioning feigning strengthening sanctioning malfunctioning fining winning repositioning straining commissioning conditioning envisioning positioning partitioning tanning tuning turning heightening maddening broadening lightening fastening blackening fattening hastening loosening poisoning likening slackening enlightening frightening happening awakening shunning worsening saddening widening ripening evening listening grinning fastening fattening spinning printing sickening frowning meaning tanning hardening darkening gardening dampening feigning printing shortening constraining deepening christening glistening quickening listening beginning screening seasoning meaning leaning shunning weaning listening grinning adjoining leaning weaning yawning awning refining disappointing cocooning training tightening imprinting confining threatening ballooning designing concerning intervening dissenting intervening tightening consenting softening mining signing demeaning convening glistening disheartening imprinting christening deafening assigning aligning accounting shining greening deepening greening cleaning convening cleaning coarsening housecleaning heartening saddening frightening deafening penning wanting counting downing dining ironing pining turning whining signing

Phonetic and Homophones

S T IH1 F N IH0 NG
S T IH1 F AH0 N IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

stiffen Steffen stuffing stiffener stiffened Steffenson Steffensen Stefani steffens Stefanik Stefanie Stefania Steffenhagen stuffing_nut stuffing_box Steffanie Stefaniak Stephenie

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