stiffen English

Meaning stiffen meaning

What does stiffen mean?

Definitions in simple English

stiffen Verb

— If your muscles or joints stiffen, they become painful to move. By the morning after the accident, my hand had stiffened so much that I couldn't move it.

— If you stiffen something, you make it stronger or harder so that it is more difficult to bend. We'll have to stiffen the airplane wing or it could break in flight.

stiffen

— verb become stiff or stiffer He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room

— verb make stiff or stiffer Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine

— verb (= tighten) restrict Tighten the rules stiffen the regulations

Synonyms stiffen synonyms

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stiffen English » English

harden

become stiff

petrify

tighten

solidify

grow numb

freeze

become rigid

tighten up

stiff

rigidify

make stiff

make rigid

constrain

toughen

thicken

strengthen

starch

rigid

make hard

lignify

lignified

grow stiff

calcify

buckram

tingle

tense

temper

tauten

swagger

straiten

strain

steel

stand straight

stand erect

stagnate

squeeze for

squeeze

set

sclerosis

reinforce

redouble

kill

intensification

go numb

get stiff grow stiff

garrote

frap

fix

firm

Topics stiffen topics

What do people use stiffen to talk about?

States Quality Made of, material

Hard, firm

• What words refer to something becoming hard?
  harden set stiffen up
• What words refer to making something hard?
  harden firm up petrify stiffen toughen

Universe, creation World

Solid, liquid, gas

• What words refer to liquids changing into solids?
  solidify harden dry bake freeze thicken stiffen set jell gel clot coagulate coagulation congeal crystallize crystallization precipitate precipitation curdle

States Quality Made of, material

Stiff, flexible

• What words refer to something becoming more stiff?
  stiffen rigidify

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Determined

• What words refer to becoming more determined?
  stiffen your resolve set your mind on commit

Conjugation stiffen conjugation

How do you conjugate stiffen?

stiffen · verb

Present I stiffen

Positive I stiffen

Singular

1st person I stiffen

2nd person you stiffen

3rd person he/she/it stiffens

Plural

1st person we stiffen

2nd person you stiffen

3rd person they stiffen

Negative I don't stiffen

Singular

1st person I don't stiffen I do not stiffen

2nd person you don't stiffen you do not stiffen

3rd person he/she/it doesn't stiffen he/she/it does not stiffen

Plural

1st person we don't stiffen we do not stiffen

2nd person you don't stiffen you do not stiffen

3rd person they don't stiffen they do not stiffen

Question do I stiffen?

Singular

1st person do I stiffen?

2nd person do you stiffen?

3rd person does he/she/it stiffen?

Plural

1st person do we stiffen?

2nd person do you stiffen?

3rd person do they stiffen?

Negative question don't I stiffen?

Singular

1st person don't I stiffen? do I not stiffen?

2nd person don't you stiffen? do you not stiffen?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it stiffen? does he/she/it not stiffen?

Plural

1st person don't we stiffen? do we not stiffen?

2nd person don't you stiffen? do you not stiffen?

3rd person don't they stiffen? do they not stiffen?

Past I stiffened

Positive I stiffened

Singular

1st person I stiffened

2nd person you stiffened

3rd person he/she/it stiffened

Plural

1st person we stiffened

2nd person you stiffened

3rd person they stiffened

Negative I didn't stiffen

Singular

1st person I didn't stiffen I did not stiffen

2nd person you didn't stiffen you did not stiffen

3rd person he/she/it didn't stiffen he/she/it did not stiffen

Plural

1st person we didn't stiffen we did not stiffen

2nd person you didn't stiffen you did not stiffen

3rd person they didn't stiffen they did not stiffen

Question did I stiffen?

Singular

1st person did I stiffen?

2nd person did you stiffen?

3rd person did he/she/it stiffen?

Plural

1st person did we stiffen?

2nd person did you stiffen?

3rd person did they stiffen?

Negative question didn't I stiffen?

Singular

1st person didn't I stiffen? did I not stiffen?

2nd person didn't you stiffen? did you not stiffen?

3rd person didn't he/she/it stiffen? did he/she/it not stiffen?

Plural

1st person didn't we stiffen? did we not stiffen?

2nd person didn't you stiffen? did you not stiffen?

3rd person didn't they stiffen? did they not stiffen?

Future I'll stiffen

Positive I'll stiffen

Singular

1st person I'll stiffen I will stiffen

2nd person you'll stiffen you will stiffen

3rd person he/she/it'll stiffen he/she/it will stiffen

Plural

1st person we'll stiffen we will stiffen

2nd person you'll stiffen you will stiffen

3rd person they'll stiffen they will stiffen

Negative I won't stiffen

Singular

1st person I won't stiffen I will not stiffen

2nd person you won't stiffen you will not stiffen

3rd person he/she/it won't stiffen he/she/it will not stiffen

Plural

1st person we won't stiffen we will not stiffen

2nd person you won't stiffen you will not stiffen

3rd person they won't stiffen they will not stiffen

Question will I stiffen?

Singular

1st person will I stiffen?

2nd person will you stiffen?

3rd person will he/she/it stiffen?

Plural

1st person will we stiffen?

2nd person will you stiffen?

3rd person will they stiffen?

Negative question won't I stiffen?

Singular

1st person won't I stiffen? will I not stiffen?

2nd person won't you stiffen? will you not stiffen?

3rd person won't he/she/it stiffen? will he/she/it not stiffen?

Plural

1st person won't we stiffen? will we not stiffen?

2nd person won't you stiffen? will you not stiffen?

3rd person won't they stiffen? will they not stiffen?

Conditional I'd stiffen

Positive I'd stiffen

Singular

1st person I'd stiffen I would stiffen

2nd person you'd stiffen you would stiffen

3rd person he/she/it'd stiffen he/she/it would stiffen

Plural

1st person we'd stiffen we would stiffen

2nd person you'd stiffen you would stiffen

3rd person they'd stiffen they would stiffen

Negative I wouldn't stiffen

Singular

1st person I wouldn't stiffen I would not stiffen

2nd person you wouldn't stiffen you would not stiffen

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't stiffen he/she/it would not stiffen

Plural

1st person we wouldn't stiffen we would not stiffen

2nd person you wouldn't stiffen you would not stiffen

3rd person they wouldn't stiffen they would not stiffen

Question would I stiffen?

Singular

1st person would I stiffen?

2nd person would you stiffen?

3rd person would he/she/it stiffen?

Plural

1st person would we stiffen?

2nd person would you stiffen?

3rd person would they stiffen?

Negative question wouldn't I stiffen?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I stiffen? would I not stiffen?

2nd person wouldn't you stiffen? would you not stiffen?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it stiffen? would he/she/it not stiffen?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we stiffen? would we not stiffen?

2nd person wouldn't you stiffen? would you not stiffen?

3rd person wouldn't they stiffen? would they not stiffen?

Present continuous I'm stiffening

Positive I'm stiffening

Singular

1st person I'm stiffening I am stiffening

2nd person you're stiffening you are stiffening

3rd person he/she/it's stiffening he/she/it is stiffening

Plural

1st person we're stiffening we are stiffening

2nd person you're stiffening you are stiffening

3rd person they're stiffening they are stiffening

Negative I'm not stiffening

Singular

1st person I'm not stiffening I am not stiffening

2nd person you aren't stiffening you're not stiffening you are not stiffening

3rd person he/she/it isn't stiffening he/she/it's not stiffening he/she/it is not stiffening

Plural

1st person we aren't stiffening we're not stiffening we are not stiffening

2nd person you aren't stiffening you're not stiffening you are not stiffening

3rd person they aren't stiffening they're not stiffening they are not stiffening

Question am I stiffening?

Singular

1st person am I stiffening?

2nd person are you stiffening?

3rd person is he/she/it stiffening?

Plural

1st person are we stiffening?

2nd person are you stiffening?

3rd person are they stiffening?

Negative question aren't I stiffening?

Singular

1st person aren't I stiffening? am I not stiffening?

2nd person aren't you stiffening? are you not stiffening?

3rd person isn't he/she/it stiffening? is he/she/it not stiffening?

Plural

1st person aren't we stiffening? are we not stiffening?

2nd person aren't you stiffening? are you not stiffening?

3rd person aren't they stiffening? are they not stiffening?

Past continuous I was stiffening

Positive I was stiffening

Singular

1st person I was stiffening

2nd person you were stiffening

3rd person he/she/it was stiffening

Plural

1st person we were stiffening

2nd person you were stiffening

3rd person they were stiffening

Negative I wasn't stiffening

Singular

1st person I wasn't stiffening I was not stiffening

2nd person you weren't stiffening you were not stiffening

3rd person he/she/it wasn't stiffening he/she/it was not stiffening

Plural

1st person we weren't stiffening we were not stiffening

2nd person you weren't stiffening you were not stiffening

3rd person they weren't stiffening they were not stiffening

Question was I stiffening?

Singular

1st person was I stiffening?

2nd person were you stiffening?

3rd person was he/she/it stiffening?

Plural

1st person were we stiffening?

2nd person were you stiffening?

3rd person were they stiffening?

Negative question wasn't I stiffening?

Singular

1st person wasn't I stiffening? was I not stiffening?

2nd person weren't you stiffening? were you not stiffening?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it stiffening? was he/she/it not stiffening?

Plural

1st person weren't we stiffening? were we not stiffening?

2nd person weren't you stiffening? were you not stiffening?

3rd person weren't they stiffening? were they not stiffening?

Future continuous I'll be stiffening

Positive I'll be stiffening

Singular

1st person I'll be stiffening I will be stiffening

2nd person you'll be stiffening you will be stiffening

3rd person he/she/it'll be stiffening he/she/it will be stiffening

Plural

1st person we'll be stiffening we will be stiffening

2nd person you'll be stiffening you will be stiffening

3rd person they'll be stiffening they will be stiffening

Negative I won't be stiffening

Singular

1st person I won't be stiffening I will not be stiffening

2nd person you won't be stiffening you will not be stiffening

3rd person he/she/it won't be stiffening he/she/it will not be stiffening

Plural

1st person we won't be stiffening we will not be stiffening

2nd person you won't be stiffening you will not be stiffening

3rd person they won't be stiffening they will not be stiffening

Question will I be stiffening?

Singular

1st person will I be stiffening?

2nd person will you be stiffening?

3rd person will he/she/it be stiffening?

Plural

1st person will we be stiffening?

2nd person will you be stiffening?

3rd person will they be stiffening?

Negative question won't I be stiffening?

Singular

1st person won't I be stiffening? will I not be stiffening?

2nd person won't you be stiffening? will you not be stiffening?

3rd person won't he/she/it be stiffening? will he/she/it not be stiffening?

Plural

1st person won't we be stiffening? will we not be stiffening?

2nd person won't you be stiffening? will you not be stiffening?

3rd person won't they be stiffening? will they not be stiffening?

Conditional continuous I'd be stiffening

Positive I'd be stiffening

Singular

1st person I'd be stiffening I would be stiffening

2nd person you'd be stiffening you would be stiffening

3rd person he/she/it'd be stiffening he/she/it would be stiffening

Plural

1st person we'd be stiffening we would be stiffening

2nd person you'd be stiffening you would be stiffening

3rd person they'd be stiffening they would be stiffening

Negative I wouldn't be stiffening

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be stiffening I would not be stiffening

2nd person you wouldn't be stiffening you would not be stiffening

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be stiffening he/she/it would not be stiffening

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be stiffening we would not be stiffening

2nd person you wouldn't be stiffening you would not be stiffening

3rd person they wouldn't be stiffening they would not be stiffening

Question would I be stiffening?

Singular

1st person would I be stiffening?

2nd person would you be stiffening?

3rd person would he/she/it be stiffening?

Plural

1st person would we be stiffening?

2nd person would you be stiffening?

3rd person would they be stiffening?

Negative question wouldn't I be stiffening?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be stiffening? would I not be stiffening?

2nd person wouldn't you be stiffening? would you not be stiffening?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be stiffening? would he/she/it not be stiffening?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be stiffening? would we not be stiffening?

2nd person wouldn't you be stiffening? would you not be stiffening?

3rd person wouldn't they be stiffening? would they not be stiffening?

Present perfect I've stiffened

Positive I've stiffened

Singular

1st person I've stiffened I have stiffened

2nd person you've stiffened you have stiffened

3rd person he/she/it's stiffened he/she/it has stiffened

Plural

1st person we've stiffened we have stiffened

2nd person you've stiffened you have stiffened

3rd person they've stiffened they have stiffened

Negative I haven't stiffened

Singular

1st person I haven't stiffened I have not stiffened

2nd person you haven't stiffened you have not stiffened

3rd person he/she/it hasn't stiffened he/she/it has not stiffened

Plural

1st person we haven't stiffened we have not stiffened

2nd person you haven't stiffened you have not stiffened

3rd person they haven't stiffened they have not stiffened

Question have I stiffened?

Singular

1st person have I stiffened?

2nd person have you stiffened?

3rd person has he/she/it stiffened?

Plural

1st person have we stiffened?

2nd person have you stiffened?

3rd person have they stiffened?

Negative question haven't I stiffened?

Singular

1st person haven't I stiffened? have I not stiffened?

2nd person haven't you stiffened? have you not stiffened?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it stiffened? has he/she/it not stiffened?

Plural

1st person haven't we stiffened? have we not stiffened?

2nd person haven't you stiffened? have you not stiffened?

3rd person haven't they stiffened? have they not stiffened?

Past perfect I had stiffened

Positive I had stiffened

Singular

1st person I had stiffened

2nd person you had stiffened

3rd person he/she/it had stiffened

Plural

1st person we had stiffened

2nd person you had stiffened

3rd person they had stiffened

Negative I hadn't stiffened

Singular

1st person I hadn't stiffened I had not stiffened

2nd person you hadn't stiffened you had not stiffened

3rd person he/she/it hadn't stiffened he/she/it had not stiffened

Plural

1st person we hadn't stiffened we had not stiffened

2nd person you hadn't stiffened you had not stiffened

3rd person they hadn't stiffened they had not stiffened

Question had I stiffened?

Singular

1st person had I stiffened?

2nd person had you stiffened?

3rd person had he/she/it stiffened?

Plural

1st person had we stiffened?

2nd person had you stiffened?

3rd person had they stiffened?

Negative question hadn't I stiffened?

Singular

1st person hadn't I stiffened? had I not stiffened?

2nd person hadn't you stiffened? had you not stiffened?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it stiffened? had he/she/it not stiffened?

Plural

1st person hadn't we stiffened? had we not stiffened?

2nd person hadn't you stiffened? had you not stiffened?

3rd person hadn't they stiffened? had they not stiffened?

Future perfect I'll have stiffened

Positive I'll have stiffened

Singular

1st person I'll have stiffened I will have stiffened

2nd person you'll have stiffened you will have stiffened

3rd person he/she/it'll have stiffened he/she/it will have stiffened

Plural

1st person we'll have stiffened we will have stiffened

2nd person you'll have stiffened you will have stiffened

3rd person they'll have stiffened they will have stiffened

Negative I won't have stiffened

Singular

1st person I won't have stiffened I will not have stiffened

2nd person you won't have stiffened you will not have stiffened

3rd person he/she/it won't have stiffened he/she/it will not have stiffened

Plural

1st person we won't have stiffened we will not have stiffened

2nd person you won't have stiffened you will not have stiffened

3rd person they won't have stiffened they will not have stiffened

Question +'ll I have stiffened?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have stiffened? will I have stiffened?

2nd person +'ll you have stiffened? will you have stiffened?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have stiffened? will he/she/it have stiffened?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have stiffened? will we have stiffened?

2nd person +'ll you have stiffened? will you have stiffened?

3rd person +'ll they have stiffened? will they have stiffened?

Negative question won't I have stiffened?

Singular

1st person won't I have stiffened? will I not have stiffened?

2nd person won't you have stiffened? will you not have stiffened?

3rd person won't he/she/it have stiffened? will he/she/it not have stiffened?

Plural

1st person won't we have stiffened? will we not have stiffened?

2nd person won't you have stiffened? will you not have stiffened?

3rd person won't they have stiffened? will they not have stiffened?

Conditional perfect I'd have stiffened

Positive I'd have stiffened

Singular

1st person I'd have stiffened I would have stiffened

2nd person you'd have stiffened you would have stiffened

3rd person he/she/it'd have stiffened he/she/it would have stiffened

Plural

1st person we'd have stiffened we would have stiffened

2nd person you'd have stiffened you would have stiffened

3rd person they'd have stiffened they would have stiffened

Negative I wouldn't have stiffened

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have stiffened I would not have stiffened

2nd person you wouldn't have stiffened you would not have stiffened

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have stiffened he/she/it would not have stiffened

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have stiffened we would not have stiffened

2nd person you wouldn't have stiffened you would not have stiffened

3rd person they wouldn't have stiffened they would not have stiffened

Question would I have stiffened?

Singular

1st person would I have stiffened?

2nd person would you have stiffened?

3rd person would he/she/it have stiffened?

Plural

1st person would we have stiffened?

2nd person would you have stiffened?

3rd person would they have stiffened?

Negative question wouldn't I have stiffened?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have stiffened? would I not have stiffened?

2nd person wouldn't you have stiffened? would you not have stiffened?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have stiffened? would he/she/it not have stiffened?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have stiffened? would we not have stiffened?

2nd person wouldn't you have stiffened? would you not have stiffened?

3rd person wouldn't they have stiffened? would they not have stiffened?

Imperative stiffen!

Positive

you stiffen!

we let's stiffen!

Negative

you don't stiffen!

we let's not stiffen!