Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiffening

/stˈɪfənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: stiff-en-ing
IPA: /stˈɪfənɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.

verb

present participle and gerund of stiffen

Inflected Forms

stiffenings (plural)

Phrases

stiffening order

Synonyms

rigidifying rigidification

Questions

How do you pronounce stiffening?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɪfənɪŋ/.
What does stiffening mean?: An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.

How to pronounce stiffening

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