stiffen
verb (used with object)
to make stiff.
are stiffening
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present progressiveof stiffen.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Although they’re allowing 367 yards per game, the Nittany Lions are stiffening up when they need to.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
My joints are stiffening and my arteries are hardening while the rest of my pallid, toneless body looks like it’s melting.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2016
Many European countries are stiffening their laws targeting foreign fighters.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2015
“We’re seeing indications, certainly, that Iraqi security forces in and around Baghdad are stiffening themselves,” said Rear Adm.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2014
This heterogeneous and swarming city, planted in ruined fields whose straight or winding ruts are stiffening in the heat, is already broadly valanced with rubbish and dung.
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Fitzwater Wray
