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stiffening up

stiffening up is the present participle and gerund 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 stiffening up

What is stiffening up the present participle and gerund of?
Stiffening up is the present participle and gerund of stiffen up.

Words near stiffening up in the dictionary

  1. stiffeners
  2. stiffeneth
  3. stiffening
  4. stiffening order
  5. stiffening orders
  6. stiffening up
  7. stiffenings
  8. stiffens
  9. stiffens up
  10. stiffer
  11. stiffers

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