stiffen

Example Sentences

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The inquest was told rigor mortis - the stiffening of the body after death - had set in.

From BBC

At the close I always put the pen in her stiffened fingers so she could sign it.

From Literature

Already, he could feel the Death Marks stiffening on his skin.

From Literature

Anna May stiffened but she didn’t pull away.

From Literature

This arrangement stiffens the chain of bones and allows it to transmit very high-pitched sounds more efficiently, a characteristic often seen in animals such as echolocating bats that can detect ultrasound.

From Science Daily