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Stiffens meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of stiffen
Example sentences (11)
If yours have been leaving patches on your windshield, replace them now before the cold weather stiffens the rubber even more.
The absurd, kitsch delight of an eight-foot-tall replica of a Heinz ketchup bottle stiffens when the lid is pried open to reveal its silk-lined cavity, filling the room with the reminder of your mortality.
And as the existing competition in the transportation industry stiffens, things can only get worse.
Mountbatten was actually less pigheaded than Winston Churchill, whose invocation stiffens the spines of many Brexiteers today.
They found stem cells can lose their healing properties when the tissue they're contained in 'stiffens' after an injury.
UVA D defense stiffens after a Tech first-and-goal at the 7, holds the Hokies to a 19-yard field goal.
VDC technology stiffens the concrete rapidly.
Shortening a string stiffens it by increasing its curvature during a distortion and subjecting it to larger net forces.
The body stiffens for about a minute and then jerks uncontrollably for the next minute.
The new law stiffens the penalties for each violation of the Act. The Federal Communications Commission will be able to impose fines in the amount of $325,000 for each violation by each station that violates decency standards.
Tightening a string stiffens it by increasing both the outward forces along its length and the net forces it experiences during a distortion.