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stiffens up

stiffens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stiffens up

What is stiffens up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stiffens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stiffen up.

Words near stiffens up in the dictionary

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

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