stiffen

Example Sentences

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I saw Henry V. He knew how to make a speech: "Then imitate the action of the tiger;/ Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood."

From Time Magazine Archive

Stiffen yourself up!' says Steel; and Redmond's voice cracked in the middle as he answered him: 'I'm feeling mighty sick.

From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold

Stiffen them, with starch, wet in cold water and not boiled.

From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther

Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly,   Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them; And her eyes, close them,   Staring so blindly!

From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Stiffen to mix and then rub in three tablespoons of shortening and work to a dough with one-half cup of cold water.

From Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions by Wilson, Mary A.