英语词汇“stiffening”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

stiffening

释义

Noun: stiffening stifuning

The act of becoming stiff
"stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"
The process of becoming stiff or rigid
- rigidifying, rigidification

Verb: stiffen stifun

Become stiff or stiffer
"He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
Make stiff or stiffer
"Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
Restrict
"stiffen the regulations"
- tighten, tighten up, constrain

Derived forms: stiffenings

See also: stiffener

Type of: action, activity, alter, bound, change, confine, limit, modify, natural action, natural process, procedure, process, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

Antonym: loosen

Encyclopedia: Stiffening

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