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What does stiffen mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To make stiff.
  2. (intransitive) To become stiff.
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I felt my body stiffen painfully as I relived the memory of my best friend being thrown onto the concrete footpath.
The ultimate winner was an echt conservative who wants to rein in abortions and stiffen drug laws.
Lee promptly stiffen at the turn of the conversation and the change in my tone of voice.
My body had begun to stiffen up after many years of sedentary work as a therapist.
In addition to osteophytic overgrowth, the ligamentum flavum may stiffen and buckle into the spinal cord dorsally.
Nicole followed my gaze, and I saw her visibly stiffen at the sight of her sister.

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