stiffen

stiffen
[ˈstɪfən]
verbo transitivo
1aprestar, endurecer (fabric, paper); espesar (paste); reforzar (resolve, resistance)
verbo intransitivo
2agarrotarse (limb, joint, person);
    endurecerse

stiffen [sti-fen]
1Atiesar, poner tieso o tirante; endurecer, dar firmeza; espesar.
2Envarar o entorpecer los miembros.
3Arreciar de frío.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Atiesarse o ponerse tiesa una cosa, endurecerse; enderezarse; espesarse. (n)
5Envararse o entorpecerse los miembros. (n)
6Obstinarse. (n)
adverbio
  • To be worried stiff -> estar muy preocupado
va.
vt. Endurecer, hacer más rígido; agarrotar, entumecer.

stiffen [ˈstɪfn]
verb:transitive
1 [+card, fabric etc] reforzar; (with starch) almidonar
2 (also stiffen up) [+limb, muscle] contraer; poner tieso; [+joint] agarrotar
Tight clothes restrict your freedom of movement and stiffen up thw whole body
3 [+morale, resistance etc] fortalecer
verb:intransitive
1 [+card, fabric] hacerse más rígido; atiesarse
2 (also stiffen up) [+limb, muscle] contraerse; ponerse tieso; [+joint] agarrotarse
The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen She was aware of Adam's body relaxing beneath her and she too allowed her limbs to loosen a little, only to stiffen up almost immediately
3 [+person, manner] endurecerse
the breeze stiffened refrescó el viento; resistance to the idea seems to have stiffened la oposición a esta idea parece haberse hecho más tenaz aún

Verb Conjugation for "stiffen"

Imperative
  • stiffen
  • you stiffen
  • he/she stiffens
  • we stiffen
  • you stiffen
  • they stiffen
Preterite
  • I stiffened
  • you stiffened
  • he/she stiffened
  • we stiffened
  • you stiffened
  • they stiffened
Present Continuous
  • I am stiffening
  • you are stiffening
  • he/she is stiffening
  • we are stiffening
  • you are stiffening
  • they are stiffening
Present Perfect
  • I have stiffened
  • you have stiffened
  • he/she has stiffened
  • we have stiffened
  • you have stiffened
  • they have stiffened
Past Continuous
  • I was stiffening
  • you were stiffening
  • he/she was stiffening
  • we were stiffening
  • you were stiffening
  • they were stiffening
Past Perfect
  • I had stiffened
  • you had stiffened
  • he/she had stiffened
  • we had stiffened
  • you had stiffened
  • they had stiffened
Future
  • I will stiffen
  • you will stiffen
  • he/she will stiffen
  • we will stiffen
  • you will stiffen
  • they will stiffen
Future Perfect
  • I will have stiffened
  • you will have stiffened
  • he/she will have stiffened
  • we will have stiffened
  • you will have stiffened
  • they will have stiffened
Future Continuous
  • I will be stiffening
  • you will be stiffening
  • he/she will be stiffening
  • we will be stiffening
  • you will be stiffening
  • they will be stiffening
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been stiffening
  • you have been stiffening
  • he/she has been stiffening
  • we have been stiffening
  • you have been stiffening
  • they have been stiffening
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been stiffening
  • you will have been stiffening
  • he/she will have been stiffening
  • we will have been stiffening
  • you will have been stiffening
  • they will have been stiffening
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been stiffening
  • you had been stiffening
  • he/she had been stiffening
  • we had been stiffening
  • you had been stiffening
  • they had been stiffening

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