Stiffened

Examples

• For a moment his muscles stiffened and relaxed convulsively, then he lay still. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• He was very thirsty, his wounds had stiffened, and one of the wounds in his left arm was very painful. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Lily flushed at the suddenness of the attack; then she stiffened under it and said coldly: And may I ask where you mean me to go? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• His wounds had stiffened badly and he had much pain and he felt too tired to move. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Meanwhile, the dough itself is influenced by the heat and is stiffened to such an extent that it retains its inflated shape and spongy nature. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• But they were all vague and indefinite with one another, stiffened in the fate that moved them apart. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• How different had this scene looked when I viewed it laid out beneath the iron sky of winter, stiffened in frost, shrouded with snow! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Every time he said the word the girl stiffened a little. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• He had not felt bad but now the shoulder had stiffened. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Archer's lips stiffened; he felt a savage impulse to dash his fist into the long vain handsome face at his side. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Yet automatically she stiffened herself away, and disapproved. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Meanwhile on the eastern front, after a swift initial success which gave them Hira, the Persian resistance stiffened. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Gerald, in his father's presence, stiffened with repulsion. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• They stiffened when I came up. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Lily stiffened under the pleasantry. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The girl emptied the stiffened mould into my hand, and I devoured it ravenously. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Mrs. Haffen immediately stiffened. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Riderhood stiffened the knee on which he had been resting, got up, and looked gloomily at his new friend. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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