verb
definition
To make stiff.
definition
To become stiff.
Examples of stiffened in a Sentence
Alex stiffened and stopped translating.
She stiffened and avoided his gaze.
His command was weak, yet the air around her stiffened until she hit an invisible wall.
Alex stiffened with the first word.
Adrienne stiffened, her heart lurching into frenzied activity at the sound of his voice.
Claire stiffened and turned away.
She stiffened and brushed his hand away.
She stiffened as he stepped closer and placed a gentle hand on each of her shoulders.
When she stiffened, he grinned.
She stiffened, her voice gaining an edge.
She stiffened at the reality and couldn't decide if it were good to keep the distance between them or if she really wanted more.
She stiffened, resisting an urge to tell him to remove his hand.
Lothairs rebuff in Bohemia stiffened the backs of Frederick and Conrad, and in order to contend with them the king secured a powerful ally by marrying his daughter Gertrude to Henry the Proud, a grandson of Welf, whom Henry IV.
She felt his breath on the back of her neck and stiffened as one arm slipped around her waist.
Carmen stiffened and dropped her fork.
She stiffened and peered into the forest.
The graduated land-tax, which has since been stiffened, rises from nothing at all upon the smaller holdings to 3d.
It can be stiffened by girders and bracing and is then of mixed type, when it loses much of its advantage in economy.
Destiny stiffened with a fit of coughing and then drug a deep rattling breath.
Gabriel stiffened, and Rhyn.s suspicion ignited.
To her surprise, Evelyn stiffened and gave an oh-so-casual, "Oh?"
She stiffened and glanced around.
For stiffened suspension bridges with wire cables, if the dip is 310th of the span the limiting span is 2700 to 3600 ft., and if the dip is *th of the span, 3250 to 4250 ft., according to the factor of safety allowed.
Every muscle in her body stiffened as he shut the door and walked across the room to her.
When he cupped her breast in his hand outside her blouse, she stiffened instinctively.
The GRP hull is built using a composite lay-up and the decks incorporate a non-skid surface, and are stiffened by a balsa core.
This charming vintage evening bag has a stiffened cloth body, totally covered in tiny faux pearls, in a wonderful swirling design.
The base of the tetrahedron is a stiffened steel grillage that will incorporate the connection to the bearing below.
In the earlier part of the period dresses were given shape by stiffened petticoats but by mid century the characteristic mode was the crinoline.
He shares this predicament with many in the UK but it has only stiffened his resolve to carry on with the trading regardless.
This was a coarse fabric of silk, wool, or silk mixed with wool or mohair, often stiffened with gum.
A host of modifications including stiffened, lowered suspension, tweaked power steering and up-rated brakes will ensure the car cuts the mustard dynamically.
It seems to have stiffened resolve against the idea of the town 's becoming England 's club capital.
The stiffened peak is okay, tho a wired one would be better.
He stiffened suddenly, barely hearing the cry from an area generally to his right.
It is usual for the petticoat of a court dress to be supported by a substantial hoop stiffened with whalebone.
When the frosting has stiffened, fill in the plain rounded section with black buttercream.
Although sitting up straight may indicate that a person is attentive and eager to participate, some people sit with a stiffened back because it is comfortable and takes pressure off the lower back.
It wasn't until 1915 when Bullard added stiffened canvas helmets to his inventory that miners and construction workers began using them.
Instead of the practical, loose-fitting garment that kept soldiers cool and gave them good range of motion, the Army had slowly tightened and stiffened the outfits, with high starched collars and fancy insignia.
Carmen stiffened and looked up at Alex, but he found something interesting outside to look at.
She stiffened briefly as she realized what had happened, but before she could even raise a hand to resist; his venom had produced a surge of euphoria.
She nodded, and then stiffened as Ed came out of the hills, riderless.
She stiffened, once again the leader, and gazed up at him.
When his gaze shifted to Candice, he stiffened, his expression becoming wary.
He stiffened and didn't respond.
He stiffened a moment, eyeing her critically.
The Czechs and Yugosla y s, finding the door thus shut in the face of their national aspirations, even in the modified Habsburg form, naturally stiffened in their opposition.
Nevertheless, the stiffened suspension bridge will probably be the type adopted in future for very great spans.
It consists of a pair of tubular girders with solid or plate sides stiffened by angle irons, one line of rails passing through each tube.