Noun: stiffening sti-f(u-)ning- The act of becoming stiff
"Further research also includes the investigation of stiffening techniques that can be incorporated within the currently suggested granular jamming method" - The process of becoming stiff or rigid
- rigidifying, rigidification Verb: stiffen sti-fun- Become stiff or stiffer
"He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room" - Make stiff or stiffer
"Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" - (of laws or regulations) make more restrictive, or impose greater penalties
"stiffen the regulations"; - tighten, tighten up, constrain
Derived forms: stiffenings Type of: action, activity, alter, bound, change, confine, limit, modify, natural action, natural process, procedure, process, restrict, throttle, trammel Antonym: loose, relax Encyclopedia: Stiffening |