Stiffen
verb — past tense: stiffened ; past participle: stiffened ; present participle: stiffening ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) ~ (something) (up) (with something) (to make or become stiff) ធ្វើអោយរឹង, ពង្រឹង (ដោយទល់ទ្រ), ឡើងរឹង, មិនចុះចាញ់, បន្ទន់, ធ្វើអោយខាប់, ចងសម្ពន្ធ, បង្រួបបង្រួម, លើករស (ធ្វើអោយមានឱជារស)
Example: Mother uses starch to stiffen the collars and cuffs, The pudding stiffens when it cools.joints stiffen ទៅជារមង បត់ឡើង, jellies stiffen ឡើងរឹង, winds stiffen រឹតតែខ្លាំងឡើង, competitions stiffen រឹតតែពិបាកឡើង - 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To make or become stiff or stiffer) stiffen jelly ធ្វើឱ្យរឹង, stiffen joints ធ្វើឱ្យរឹងពិបាកបត់ចុះបត់ឡើង, stiffen competition ធ្វើឱ្យកាន់តែពិបាកឡើង
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: stiffened ; past participle: stiffened ; present participle: stiffening ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to stiffen paste.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To make torpid; to benumb.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.