Word "STIFFEN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
severely restrict in scope or extent
Synonyms:
constrain, tighten, tighten up
Examples:
stiffen the regulations

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
become stiff or stiffer
Examples:
He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make stiff or stiffer

Crossword Clues for STIFFEN

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If nets start fading like this, apply starch (7)
Show more resolve and adopt a formal position (7)
Low-lying land one fits up for a start to starch (7)
Argument in the south-east needs initially to become harder (7) Puzzler Cryptic 15 Feb 2024
Take paces from past if fences become rigid (7)
Become rigid (7) Puzzler 22 Jan 2024
If the fellow is covered by a gun, become harder (7)
Small pet ultimately made children tense up The Telegraph Toughie 15 Nov 2023
Become rigid The Telegraph Quick 06 May 2023
Tense up The Guardian Quick 12 Apr 2023
Nervy movements going round bog? Toughen up! The Times Cryptic 15 Mar 2022
In a roundabout way, makes sense to Marsh to add starch Irish Times Crosaire 04 Sep 2021
Tense and oddly stern, welcoming argument The Telegraph Toughie 03 Dec 2020
React to an insult, maybe The Washington Post 20 Oct 2020
React to an insult, maybe LA Times Daily 20 Oct 2020
Lovers' tiff ending, somewhat tense The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Jun 2020
Set tailors up on wet land The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Apr 2020
Avtaar ditches son's snack filled with essence of wheat starch
Make firm series of points to clinch argument
Make firm points to clinch argument
Difference between three points is set
During lovers' tiff, entitled to tense up suddenly
Tense scenes around the marshland
Get thicker senator holding argument
Tense, if sent out to gather flowers originally
Brace of snipe's capital, pet -- finish shortly The Telegraph Toughie 16 Feb 2017
Tense up seeing nurse cradling pet The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Aug 2016
Reinforce part of post if fencing The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Jul 2016
Become less flexible Newsday 13 Jul 2016
Upsetting attacks on wetland turn more severe The Telegraph Toughie 01 May 2015
Add starch Eugene Sheffer 30 Jan 2015
Become less flexible
Become rigid
Exhibit fright, in a way
Tighten up
Tighten up
Get starched?
Become rigid
Brace for a shock
Add starch to
Become rigid
Become rigid
Use starch
Brace oneself
Exhibit stage fright
Necks might do it
Become less flexible
Add starch
Tense.
Jell.
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