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stiffening

DEFINITIONS OF: stiffening

1

n the act of becoming stiff

“stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance”
Type of:
procedure, process
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

n the process of becoming stiff or rigid

Synonyms:
rigidification, rigidifying
Types:
rigor mortis
muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days
Type of:
action, activity, natural action, natural process
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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