stiffening

Thân thiện

He felt a stiffening in his back after sitting for hours.

Definition

Noun: 1. The process of becoming stiff or rigid: The act or instance of something losing flexibility and becoming hard, firm, or unbending. 2. The act of making something stiff: The action of deliberately tensing or rigidifying a part of the body or an object.

Usage

The noun "stiffening" describes either an involuntary process or a deliberate action that results in rigidity. It is often used to describe physical states, such as in materials, body parts, or structures.

Examples

• Describing a process:

  • The stiffening of the fabric after it dried made the shirt uncomfortable.
  • Arthritis causes pain and stiffening in the joints.
  • They observed the stiffening of the metal as it cooled.

• Describing a deliberate action:

  • With a stiffening of his jaw, he refused to answer.
  • Stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance into the room.

Advanced Usage

• "Stiffening of resolve": A metaphorical use meaning the strengthening or hardening of one's determination.
  • The criticism resulted only in a stiffening of her resolve to succeed.

Variants and Related Words

• Stiffen (verb): To become or make stiff.
  • The paste will stiffen as it sets.
• Stiff (adjective): Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.
  • He felt stiff after the long flight.
• Stiffener (noun): A device or material used to make something rigid.
  • The collar has a plastic stiffener.

Synonyms

• Hardening: The process of becoming hard or solid.
• Rigidifying: The act of making or becoming rigid.
• Tensing: The act of making muscles tight and stiff.

Antonyms

• Softening: The process of becoming soft or less rigid.
• Relaxing: The act of becoming less tense or rigid.
• Flexing: The act of bending or becoming pliable.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the process of becoming stiff or rigid
2. the act of becoming stiff
   • stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rigidifying
• rigidification