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stiffen

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stiff⋅en

  [stif-uhn]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make stiff.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become stiff.
3. to become suddenly tense, rigid, or taut, as in bracing oneself for or drawing back from shock, fear, or displeasure: He stiffened, expecting to hear the worst.
Origin:
1490–1500; stiff + -en 1
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stiff·en   (stĭf'ən)   
tr. & intr.v.   stiff·ened, stiff·en·ing, stiff·ens
To make or become stiff or stiffer.
stiff'en·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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