Meanings
nounstiffening (plural stiffenings)
plural stiffenings
- An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stiffen
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe process of becoming stiff or rigid
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish jäykiste
- jäykistesomething that stiffens
German Versteifung
- Versteifungsomething that stiffens
Cite this entry
APA
stiffening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiffening
MLA
“stiffening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiffening. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stiffening,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiffening.
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