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Definition of stiffening

"stiffening" in the noun sense

1. stiffening

the act of becoming stiff

"stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"

2. stiffening, rigidifying, rigidification

the process of becoming stiff or rigid

"stiffening" in the verb sense

1. stiffen

become stiff or stiffer

"He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"

2. stiffen

make stiff or stiffer

"Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"

3. stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain

severely restrict in scope or extent

"tighten the rules"

"stiffen the regulations"

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Quotations for stiffening

Beautiful to Ledyard, stiffening in the cold of a northern winter, seemed the diminutive, smoke-stained women of Lapland, who wrapped him in their furs, and ministered to his necessities with kindness and gentle words. [ Whittier ]

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stiffening in Scrabble®

The word stiffening is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters stiffening:

STIFFENING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

fifties, finings, ignites, nesting, sifting, stiffen, tensing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word stiffening

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In stiffening

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(189)
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stiffening in Words With Friends™

The word stiffening is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters stiffening:

STIFFENING
(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

fifties, finings, ignites, nesting, sifting, stiffen, tensing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word stiffening

STIFFENING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In stiffening

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(288)
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(270)
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(168)
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(144)
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Words within the letters of stiffening

2 letter words in stiffening (6 words)

efenifinisit

3 letter words in stiffening (21 words)

effefsensfenfigfinfitgetginifsinninsitsnetnitsetsinsittentietin

4 letter words in stiffening (30 words)

effsfensfigsfinefinsfistfitsgentgetsgiftginsgistinnsnestnetsninenitssentsiftsignsinesingsitesnittenstiestifftinetingtins

5 letter words in stiffening (19 words)

feignfeintfiefsfinesfinisgentsgiftsinsetninessingesitinsniffsteinstiffstingtiffstinestingetings

6 letter words in stiffening (14 words)

effingensignfeignsfinestfiningfiniteigniteinfestingestsignetsitingtennistieingtinges

7 letter words in stiffening (7 words)

fiftiesfiningsignitesnestingsiftingstiffentensing

8 letter words in stiffening (2 words)

sniffingstiffing

9 letter words in stiffening (1 word)

infesting

10 letter words in stiffening (1 word)

stiffening

stiffening + 2 blanks (1 word)

cliffnesting
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Words containing the sequence stiffening

Words that start with stiffening (1 word)

stiffening

Words with stiffening in them (1 word)

stiffening

Words that end with stiffening (1 word)

stiffening
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Word Growth involving stiffening

Shorter words in stiffening

in

en fen stiffen

if tiff stiff stiffen

Longer words containing stiffening

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