stiffen
verb (used with object)
to make stiff.
was stiffening
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past progressiveof stiffen.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Both advanced on Erick Aybar's bunt, and Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez went to the mound with assistant trainer Jim Lovell to check on Hudson, whose back was stiffening up.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2011
But opposition was stiffening for one compelling reason: even mild tinkering with the First Amendment is dubious business.
From Time Magazine Archive
But as the Chinese claimed defense of Changsha was stiffening, Japanese admitted that the creation of Wang's Super-Puppetry had been postponed from mid-October to mid-November.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week the Russian attitude was stiffening like a wet sheet in Berlin's icy wind.
From Time Magazine Archive
He worked as quickly as he could, for his bitten hand was stiffening.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
