stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used without object) : He stiffened, expecting to hear the worst. From Dictionary.com.
They are postcard sized bits of fabric art, with some kind of stiffening in the centre which go directly in the post. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
Campbell interjects and says "there's too many qualifications" in the dossier, adding that the document needs "stiffening". From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
"stiffening" and capacity getting tighter, Goddijn told reporters today. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
And Death's last look and stiffening clutch -- is this. From Wordnik.com. [The Minstrel A Collection of Poems] Reference
Many persons prefer stiffening the bread in the morning. From Wordnik.com. [The Suffrage Cook Book] Reference
Meanwhile attitudes are stiffening in Washington and Tokyo. From Wordnik.com. [Going Ballistic] Reference
One stiffening quiver, one long sigh, and my pet and pride was gone. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
These cloths have been dyed, and sized with a stiffening preparation. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
The latter finish consists of slightly stiffening and calendering the cloth. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
They see each other, gazes stiffening as the waiters part and the noise drops. From Wordnik.com. [Touch Me] Reference
His arm was stiffening rapidly, but he forced himself to press the trigger. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
He jerked down a section of white curtain and whirled it over the stiffening body. From Wordnik.com. [No Great Magic] Reference
Congress may try to look even tougher by stiffening sentences for child pornography. From Wordnik.com. [Netting A Victory] Reference
Buckram is used principally for stiffening garments, and to give them shape or form. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
She can feel him stiffening, and she is going to wait, but not forever, not too long. From Wordnik.com. [Extinction] Reference
"Thank you," said Girard, an indefinable stiffening change instantly coming over him. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
All eyes wander from the old lord of the castle to the stiffening corpses at his feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
The warm lights of her house were just before her, offering succor, stiffening courage. From Wordnik.com. [The Coast of Chance] Reference
The muscles of his face were stiffening, and his inclination to laugh cost him a twinge. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
Competition is stiffening and the video industry's meteoric growth is finally leveling off. From Wordnik.com. [Chips Off The Block] Reference
By a stiffening of the animal's muscles the Hermit knew that his presence had been detected. From Wordnik.com. [Followers of the Trail] Reference
It is sold in varying widths, and is used by tailors and dress-makers in stiffening clothing. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
The Kentuckian met those dark eyes squarely, his first unvoiced protest stiffening into defiance. From Wordnik.com. [Rebel Spurs] Reference
Drew doubled his hands inside his coat, wriggling his gloved fingers to keep them from stiffening. From Wordnik.com. [Rebel Spurs] Reference
The result is too much air pressure at the vocal bands, and a stiffening of throat and jaw muscles. From Wordnik.com. [The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs] Reference
"Now that the primary is over," Cornyn assured all present, his back stiffening, "we're all unified.". From Wordnik.com. [Christine O'Donnell Senate Primary Win Sparks Republican Family Feud] Reference
He rose up, stiffening his back, the hair rising on his neck, and a low growl issuing from his throat. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret] Reference
A mind lively, alert, penetrating, stiffening itself against obstacles, excelling literally in every thing. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
Fourth quarter -- mixture should finish browning and stiffening and shrink slightly from the sides of the pan. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
His dream car lay in at least three or four pieces that he could see, even without turning his rapidly-stiffening neck. From Wordnik.com. [Another Metamorphosis: A Moral Tale about Obsession] Reference
The first object that met her wild gaze was the body of Cutler, stretched upon the floor and already stiffening in death. From Wordnik.com. [Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States] Reference
The Mud Turtle's only reply was a sudden stiffening of his right leg, followed a second later by a similar movement with his left. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
My dog, for his part, stiffening his four legs, with his tail between the hind ones and his ears waving in the wind, looked up at me too. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I redoubled my exertions though I felt my limbs gradually stiffening; at last I was able to stretch out my hand to the edge of the kayak. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
About seven years ago an article was discovered for the stiffening of corsets, which has revolutionized the corset industry of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
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