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Meanings of stiffen when in English

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Usage of stiffen when in English
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Emma tried not to stiffen when he laid her on the bed.
Public secrets
2
Rand tried not to stiffen when her eyes moved across him.
To the blight: the eye of the world
3
Brian felt himself stiffen when the plane nosed down.
The river
4
You'll see them all stiffen when we come near.
The Pawns Count
5
The Colonel does not so much as stiffen when I lean forward to pick up the gun.
Bangkok 8
6
Sharissa watched him stiffen when he saw the trouble the patriarch's son was having with a simple task.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
7
I keep my eyes shut, sniffing in the darkness of my knees, and stiffen when a hand unfolds on my shoulder.
Snow Like Ashes
8
He felt her stiffen when he undid her seat belt, slid it gently off her shoulder, and wrapped his fingers around her throat.
In the hat: a novel of suspense
9
She stiffened when she felt hands pinning her arms to her sides.
Go Set a Watchman
10
Nick stiffened when he felt her warm breath speaking against his back.
Nocturnal
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She stiffened when she heard his feet clicking on the linoleum.
Apocalypse of the Dead
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Her voice always stiffened when she got within two feet of an apology.
Sins of the Fathers
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Tension rocketed up her arm, her muscles stiffening when he refused to yield.
The darkest touch
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Xavier stiffened when he caught sight of the man who wore navy insignia.
Once bitten, twice dead
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Both men stiffened when the door opened and the twenty-minute news team walked in.
Foul play
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He stiffened when he felt the hot slide of her tongue along his earlobe.
Afternoon delight
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