stiffening
1. the act of becoming stiff (Freq. 1) - stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance • Derivationally related forms: stiffen • Hypernyms: procedure, process 2. the process of becoming stiff or rigid • Syn: rigidifying, rigidification • Derivationally related forms: rigidify (for: rigidification), rigidify (for: rigidifying), stiffen • Hypernyms: natural process, natural action, action, activity • Hyponyms: rigor mortis
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