English-Thai Dictionary

stiffen

VI แข็งทื่อ  kang-tue

 

stiffen

VT ทำให้ แข็งทื่อ  tam-hai-kang-tue

 

stiffen up

PHRV ทำให้ แข็งทื่อ  tam-hai-kang-tue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STIFFEN

v.t. 1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart from turning to the Lord God of Israel. 2 Chronicles 36:13.
Stiffen the sinews; summon up the blood.
2. To make torpid; as stiffening grief.
3. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.

 

STIFFEN

v.i. 1. To become stiff; to become more rigid or less flexible.
--Like bristles rose my stiffning hair.
2. To become more thick, or less soft; to be inspissated; to approach to hardness; as, melted substances stiffen as they cool.
The tender soil then stiffning by degrees--
3. To become less susceptible of impression; to become less susceptible of impression; to become less tender or yielding; to grow more obstinate.
Some souls, we see, grow hard and stiffen with adversity.

 

STIFFENING

ppr. Making or becoming less pliable, or more thick, or more obstinate.

 

STIFFENING

n.Something that is used to make a substance more stiff or less soft.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STIFFEN

Stiff "en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stiffened; p. pr. & vb. n. Stiffening. ]Etym: [See Stiff. ]

 

1. tiono make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch. Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. Shak.

 

2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.

 

3. To make torpid; to benumb.

 

STIFFEN

STIFFEN Stiff "en, v. i.

 

Defn: To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective. Like bristles rose my stiffening hair. Dryden. The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. Dryden. Some souls we see, Grow hard and stiffen with adversity. Dryden.

 

STIFFENER

STIFFENER Stiff "en *er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of stiff cloth in a cravat.

 

STIFFENING

STIFFENING Stiff "en *ing, n.

 

1. Act or process of making stiff.

 

2. Something used to make anything stiff. Stiffening order (Com. ), a permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stiffen

stiff en |ˈstifən ˈstɪfən | ▶verb make or become stiff or rigid: [ with obj. ] : he stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them from trembling | [ no obj. ] : my back stiffens up and I can't bend. • [ with obj. ] support or strengthen (a garment or fabric ), typically by adding tape or an adhesive layer. • make or become stronger or more steadfast: [ with obj. ] : outrage over the murders stiffened the government's resolve to confront the Mafia | [ no obj. ] : the regime's resistance stiffened. DERIVATIVES stiff en er |ˈstif (ə )nər |noun

 

stiffening

stiff en ing |ˈstif (ə )niNG ˈstɪfənɪŋ | ▶noun material used to stiffen a garment, fabric, or other object.

 

Oxford Dictionary

stiffen

stiff ¦en |ˈstɪf (ə )n | ▶verb make or become stiff or rigid: [ with obj. ] : he stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them trembling | [ no obj. ] : my back stiffens up and I can't bend. • [ with obj. ] support or strengthen (a garment or fabric ), typically by adding tape or an adhesive layer. • make or become stronger or more steadfast: [ with obj. ] : outrage over the murders stiffened the government's resolve to confront the Mafia | [ no obj. ] : the regime's resistance stiffened. DERIVATIVES stiffener noun

 

stiffening

stiff ¦en |ing |ˈstɪfnɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] material used to stiffen a garment, fabric, or other object.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

stiffen

stiffen verb 1 stir until the mixture stiffens: become stiff, thicken; set, become solid, solidify, harden, jell, congeal, coagulate, clot. ANTONYMS soften, liquefy. 2 she stiffened her muscles | without exercise, joints will stiffen: make /become stiff, tense (up ), tighten, tauten. ANTONYMS relax. 3 intimidation stiffened their resolve: strengthen, harden, toughen, fortify, reinforce, give a boost to. ANTONYMS weaken.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

stiffen

stiffen verb 1 stir until the mixture stiffens: become stiff, thicken; set, become solid, solidify, harden, gel, congeal, coagulate, clot. 2 she stiffened her muscles | without exercise, joints will stiffen: make /become stiff /rigid, tense (up ), tighten, tauten; rigidify; technical ankylose. ANTONYMS relax. 3 attempts to intimidate them have only stiffened their resolve: strengthen, harden, toughen, fortify, give strength to, reinforce, brace, steel, give a boost to. ANTONYMS weaken.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stiffen

stiff en /stɪ́f (ə )n /〖stiff (かたく )en (する )〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人 筋肉 関節など 〉をこわばらせる , かたくする , 硬直させる (up ).2 〈態度など 〉を強める , 硬くする ; 〈処罰など 〉を強化する ▸ stiffen one's resolve 決意を固める 3 〖be ～ed 〗〈布など 〉が (のりなどで )固められている ▸ The shirt collar is stiffened with starch .そのワイシャツのえりはのりでぱりっとしている 自動詞 1 〈態度などが 〉 «…に対して » 強まる , 硬くなる «at » .2 〈人 体 (の一部 )が 〉 «…で /…に対して » 硬直する , こわばる «with, in /at » ▸ stiffen with fear 恐怖で体をこわばらせる 3 〈筋肉 関節などが 〉凝る , 硬直する (up ).～er 名詞 C かたくするもの ; (えり 表紙などの )芯 （しん ）.

 

stiffening

st í ff en ing 名詞 U (stiffenerの )芯 （しん ）材 .