stiffening
/ˈstɪfnɪŋ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈstɪfnɪŋ/
stiffening
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final ng sound
stif - fe - ning -> stiffening
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
stiffen /'stÇfn/ v ~ (sth ) (up ) (with sth )
တောင့်သည်။ မာသည်။ ခက်တရော်ရှိသည်။ မာစေသည်။ တောင့်စေသည်။ My back has stiffened (up) overnight. ❍ He stiffened with fear. ❍ stiffen the collar of a shirt with starch ❍ (fig ) The promise of a reward might stiffen their resolve (ie make them braver).
❏ stiffener /'stÇfnǝ(r)/ n မာစေတောင့်စေရန် အခုအခံ။ a collar/ shoe stiffener.
❏ stiffening /'stÇfnÇŋ/ n [U] တောင့်စေမာစေသော အရာ။
More examples
- She stiffened as the footsteps came closer and closer.
- [stiffen with/in] : He stiffened with rage.
- Her old fingers were stiffening up now.
- He sat up straight, stiffening his back.
- [stiffen someone’s resistance] : The army stiffened their resistance.
- [stiffen someone’s resolve] : The air attack only served to stiffen the enemy’s resolve.
Synonyms
harden, thicken, solidify, congeal, become rigid, anneal, benumb, brace, cake, candy, cement, chill, clot, coagulate, condense, crystallize, curdle, firm, fix, freeze, gel, inflate, inspissate, jell, jelly, make stronger, ossify, petrify, precipitate, prop, reinforce, set, stabilize, starch, steady, strengthen, tauten, tense, toughen
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