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stiffing up

stiffing up is the present participle and gerund of stiff up.

Meaning of stiff up

Verb

stiff up (third-person singular simple present stiffs up, present participle stiffing up, simple past and past participle stiffed up)

  1. (French polishing) To apply rubber without oil as part of the French polishing process.
  2. (transitive) Synonym of stiffen up.
    Synonyms:
    stiffen up

Questions about stiffing up

What is stiffing up the present participle and gerund of?
Stiffing up is the present participle and gerund of stiff up.

Words near stiffing up in the dictionary

  1. stiffest
  2. stiffhearted
  3. stiffie
  4. stiffies
  5. stiffing
  6. stiffing up
  7. stiffish
  8. Stiffkey
  9. stiffle
  10. stiffleg
  11. stifflegs

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