Stiffening — synonyms, stiffening antonyms, definition

1. stiffening (Noun)

rigidification rigidifying

stiffening (Noun) — The act of becoming stiff. ex. "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"

stiffening (Noun) — The process of becoming stiff or rigid.

action activity natural action natural process procedure process rigor mortis

2. stiffening (Verb)

constraining tightening tightening up loosening

stiffening (Verb) — Become stiff or stiffer. ex. "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"

stiffening (Verb) — Make stiff or stiffer. ex. "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"

stiffening (Verb) — (of laws or regulations) make more restrictive, or impose greater penalties. ex. "stiffen the regulations"

altering bounding changing confining limiting modifying restraining restricting throttling trammeling buckraming ossifying petrifying rigidifying starching