Definition
To become or make something rigid, stiff, or harder; to strengthen or harden.
Etymology
From Old English 'stif' meaning 'stiff' or 'rigid,' plus the suffix '-en.' The word has been in English for over a thousand years with remarkably stable meaning.
Kelly Says
Your body 'stiffens' in fear as a biological response—muscles tense and blood flows to large muscles for fight-or-flight, which is why people literally can't move when terrified, and why stretching helps calm anxiety.
Translations
BNবাংলা
কঠিন হওয়া
kath-in ho-wa
CACatalà
endurir
en-doo-rir
CSČeština
zatvrdit
za-tvrd-it
DEDeutsch
ver härten
fer har-ten
ELΕλληνικά
στερεοποιηθεί
ste-re-o-poi-thei
ESEspañol
endurecer
en-doo-re-ser
FAفارسی
سخت شدن
sokh-t sho-den
FISuomi
jäykistyä
jye-k-is-ty-a
FRFrançais
raffermir
ra-fer-meer
HEעברית
להתקשות
le-hit-kas-het
HIहिन्दी
कठोर होना
kath-or ho-na
HUMagyar
keményedni
kem-yen-ed-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketat
ke-tat
ITItaliano
indurire
in-doo-ri-re
JA日本語
硬くなる
kat-su-ku-nar-u
KO한국어
뻣뻣해지다
ppeot-ppeot-hae-ji-da
MSBahasa Melayu
ketat
ke-tat
NONorsk
stivere
sti-ve-re
PLPolski
stwardniać
st-vard-nia-ch
PTPortuguês
endurecer
en-doo-re-ser
RORomână
a se întări
a se en-tari
RUРусский
уплотнять
u-p-lot-nyat
SVSvenska
stellast
ste-las-t
TAதமிழ்
நெருக்கமாக
ner-uk-ka-ma-ga
TEతెలుగు
కఠినం
ka-ti-na-m
TRTürkçe
sertleşmek
sert-lesh-mek
UKУкраїнська
зміцнювати
z-mit-s-nyu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
giữ cứng
ghee-cu-ng