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Stiffening [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Something that is used to make a substance more stiff or less soft.

Stiffening [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Making or becoming less pliable, or more thick, or more obstinate.

Stiffening [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Act or process of making stiff.

2. Something used to make anything stiff.

Stiffening [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913