stiffen
verb (used with object)
to make stiff.
have stiffened
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present perfectof stiffen.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They reckon it may have stiffened the resolve of the German public and discouraged rebels within the dying Nazi regime.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
Johnson’s move appears to have stiffened investors’ spines.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
In the meantime, Nusslock said the hospital’s actions have stiffened her resolve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
But the meeting with Mr. Biden appeared to have stiffened the resolve of the chancellor, who took office just two months ago.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
Could I but have stiffened to the still frost—the friendly numbness of death—it might have pelted on; I should not have felt it; but my yet living flesh shuddered at its chilling influence.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
