stiffening

Noun
  1. The act of becoming stiff (synset 101027353)
    "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"
    is a type of: procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  2. The process of becoming stiff or rigid (synset 113582724)
    is a type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    subtypes: rigor mortis - muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days
    same as: rigidification, rigidifying

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