stiffening

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. the act of becoming stiff (Freq. 1)
- stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance
• Derivationally related forms:
stiffen
• Hypernyms:
procedure, process
2. the process of becoming stiff or rigid
• Syn:
rigidifying, rigidification
• Derivationally related forms:
rigidify (for: rigidification), rigidify (for: rigidifying), stiffen
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
• Hyponyms:
rigor mortis

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tighten, tighten up, constrain
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  loosen, loose, relax