Meaning of STIFFENING
| Pronunciation: | | st'ifuning
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- [n] the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"
- [n] the process of becoming stiff or rigid
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| | Synonyms: | | rigidification, rigidifying |
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| | See Also: | | action, activity, natural action, natural process, procedure, process, rigor mortis | |
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| | Definition: | | \Stiff"en*ing\, n.
1. Act or process of making stiff.
2. Something used to make anything stiff.
{Stiffening order} (Com.), a permission granted by the
customs department to take cargo or ballast on board
before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.
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