“He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room”
verb
make stiff or stiffer
“Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine”
verb
restrict
“Tighten the rules”
Word Forms
stiffening
noun
the act of becoming stiff
stiffener
noun
material used for stiffening something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
versteifen
steif oder steifer werden
🇫🇷French
raidir
devenir raide ou plus rigide
🇪🇸Spanish
endurecer
volverse rígido o más rígido
🇮🇹Italian
irrigidirsi
diventare rigido o più rigido
🇳🇱Dutch
verstijven
stijf of stijver worden
🇵🇹Portuguese
endurecer
ficar rígido ou mais rígido
🇷🇺Russian
напрягаться
стать жестким или более жестким
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ठोस बनाना
कठोर या कड़ा हो जाना
🇧🇩Bengali
শক্ত করা
শক্ত বা শক্ত হয়ে
🇮🇳Tamil
விறைப்பு
கடினமாக அல்லது விறைப்பாக மாறுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
గట్టిపడతాయి
గట్టిగా లేదా దృఢంగా మారండి
🇮🇳Marathi
ताठ करणे
ताठ किंवा कडक होणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
સખત
સખત અથવા સખત બનો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗಟ್ಟಿಗೊಳಿಸು
ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കഠിനമാക്കുക
കടുപ്പമുള്ളതോ കർക്കശമായതോ ആകുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਠੋਰ ਕਰਨਾ
ਕਠੋਰ ਜਾਂ ਕਠੋਰ ਬਣੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
سخت کرنا
سخت یا سخت ہو جانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
变硬
变得僵硬或更僵硬
🇯🇵Japanese
硬直する
硬くなる、または硬くなる
🇰🇷Korean
고집 세게 되다
뻣뻣해지거나 더 뻣뻣해지다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cứng lại
trở nên cứng hoặc cứng hơn
🇹🇭Thai
ทำให้แข็งทื่อ
แข็งหรือแข็งขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
menjadi kaku
menjadi kaku atau kaku
🇵🇭Filipino
tumigas
maging matigas o mas matigas
🇲🇾Malay
mengeras
menjadi kaku atau lebih kaku
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تصلب
تصبح قاسية أو أكثر صلابة
🇮🇷Persian
سفت کردن
سفت یا سفت تر شود
🇹🇷Turkish
pekiştirmek
sertleşmek veya sertleşmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַקְשִׁיחַ
להיות נוקשה או נוקשה יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'stiffen'?
The primary meaning of 'stiffen' is 'become stiff or stiffer'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stiffen' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'stiffen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'stiffen' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'stiffen' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'stiffen' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'stiffen' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'stiffen' in regular conversations?
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