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stiffened

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Main Entry:
stiff·en Listen to the pronunciation of stiffen
Pronunciation:
\ˈsti-fən\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
stiff·ened; stiff·en·ing Listen to the pronunciation of stiffening \ˈsti-fə-niŋ, ˈstif-niŋ\
Date:
15th century
transitive verb : to make stiff or stiffer intransitive verb : to become stiff or stiffer
— stiff·en·er Listen to the pronunciation of stiffener \ˈsti-fə-nər, ˈstif-nər\ noun
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