stiffening

Meanings

Plural: stiffenings

Noun

• the act of becoming stiff
  • "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"
• the process of becoming stiff or rigid
• An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.

Verb

• become stiff or stiffer
• make stiff or stiffer
• restrict
• present participle and gerund of stiffen

Synonyms

constrain, rigidification, rigidifying, stiffen, tighten, tighten up

Antonyms

loosen