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Similar words: stiffened · stiffener · stiff · stiffly · stifle · stifled · stiffness · stifling · Liffey · chiffon
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stiffen

1. verb of joint, limb2. verb of material, structure, etc3. verb grow tense4. verb make more severe5. verb intensify resistance etc6. verb COOK of egg whites, cream7. verb of wind 1 verb of joint, limb INTRANSITIVEéirigh strompthaéirigh righinmy back was stiffening bhí mo dhroim ag éirí strompthahis fingers are stiffening up with arthritis tá a mhéara stromptha leis an airtríteas 2 verb of material, structure, etc
INTRANSITIVEstalc verb  c m uéirigh righin PhrV
TRANSITIVEstalc verb  c m udéan righin
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3 verb grow tense INTRANSITIVEsioc verb  c m ushe stiffened with fear shioc sí leis an eagla, rinneadh staic di leis an eagla 4 verb make more severe TRANSITIVEgéaraigh verb  c m udéan níos déine  c m udéan níos géirethe penalty has been stiffened tá an pionós níos déine anois 5 verb intensify resistance etc
TRANSITIVEgéaraigh verb  c m uneartaigh verb  c m uit stiffened their resolve rinne sé níos diongbháilte iadthey've stiffened their opposition to the bill tá siad níos láidre ná riamh i gcoinne an bhille
INTRANSITIVEéirigh níos géire  c m ugéaraigh verb  c m uneartaigh verb  c m ucompetition from other stores stiffened d'éirigh an iomaíocht ó shiopaí eile níos géire
 6 verb COOK of egg whites, cream INTRANSITIVEramhraigh verb  c m utiubhaigh verb  c m u 7 verb of wind INTRANSITIVEneartaigh verb  c m ugéaraigh verb  c m uthe wind stiffened neartaigh an ghaoth

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