stiffen
verb (used with object)
to make stiff.
will have stiffened
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future perfectof stiffen.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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The group exceeded market forecasts with underlying earnings of $4bn, in a performance that will have stiffened the resistance of its second largest shareholder – Qatar Holding – to Glencore's approach.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012
