Definitions
make stiff or stiffer
Word origin
From Middle English stifnen, equivalent to stiff + -en.
Used in a sentence
“As Willis spoke and tried to smile the voices inside him rang together like a bell, stiffening him and hollowing him and emptying him of his troubled song.”
“Criminal prosecutions of abusers are generally the responsibility of local authorities, but the act stiffened sentences for stalking under federal law.”
“Bewildered by the unexpected greeting, my son stiffened, but managed a polite answer.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Become rigid”7 letters
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