stiffened

CEFRB2

/stˈɪfənd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Became or made stiff.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of stiffen

Examples

  • The doctor's warning stiffened my resolve to stop drinking.

  • Tom stiffened a little.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

When the cold wind blew, her fingers blank and became hard to move.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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