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stiffened up

stiffened up is the simple past and past participle of stiffen up.

Meaning of stiffen up

Verb

stiffen up (third-person singular simple present stiffens up, present participle stiffening up, simple past and past participle stiffened up)

  1. To become rigid, tense or stiff.

Questions about stiffened up

What is stiffened up the simple past and past participle of?
Stiffened up is the simple past and past participle of stiffen up.

Words near stiffened up in the dictionary

  1. stiffed
  2. stiffed up
  3. stiffen
  4. stiffen up
  5. stiffened
  6. stiffened up
  7. stiffener
  8. stiffeners
  9. stiffeneth
  10. stiffening
  11. stiffening order

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