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Stiffening

Stiffening Meaning & Definition
Stiffening Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stiffening?

[n] the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"
[n] the process of becoming stiff or rigid

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stiffening: rigidification | rigidifying

Related Terms | Find terms related to Stiffening:

See Also | action | activity | natural action | natural process | procedure | process | rigor mortis

Stiffening In Webster's Dictionary

\Stiff"en*ing\, n. 1. Act or process of making stiff. 2. Something used to make anything stiff. {Stiffening order} (Com.), a permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.

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