meaning of stiffen
1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
3. To make torpid; to benumb.
4. To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.
5. make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding
">gelatine"
Related Words
stiffen | stiffened | stiffener | stiffening |
