It was this that gave him his chance, for, convinced that he was unconscious, both men slightly relaxed their grip, thus giving him opportunity to regain breath, and stiffen his muscles for a supreme effort.
The sight of the coward seemed tostiffen him to a species of resistance.
Put it in such a disagreeable way that your backbone'll stiffen up a bit and give us something to start with.
It was Burns's turn to stiffen within, if he did not let it show outwardly.
Hast Thou surely said that nothing should avail to break them, even when the two souls repel each other; when to advance at all, they must move on upon opposing pathways, while the two chained bodies stiffen into frozen corpses?
The cat began to swear, and stiffen himself, endeavouring to turn round and bite the hand that grasped him.
Continual drizzlings of the drifting air Scar their rough cheeks and stiffen in their hair.
And who commanded (and the silence came) Here let the billows stiffen and have rest.
We saw them stiffen to the current where they stood.
I saw the Speaker's face stiffen like the face of a helmsman as he humours a hard-mouthed yacht after a sudden following sea.
Clenching his hands in a rocking effort, he was able to stiffen his spine once more as he took down the receiver.
Good thing an old fellow who's been under fire is along to stiffen you rookies!
Walt's face reddened, and the striking-muscles of his arms and shoulders seemed to stiffen and grow tense.
My eyes are dim, and I muststiffen my soul to see.
Two dogs begin to growl or fight, and at once all the dogs within sound and sight stiffen themselves, and show every symptom of anger.
Any kind of mental distress will cause the jaw to stiffen and will have an immediate effect upon the voice.
Ordinarily I think they make the singer conscious, nervous and more likely to stiffen the tongue in a wild desire to relax it and keep it flat.
He saw Marsh stiffen with uneasiness or bewilderment; fidget, and mutter, and rub the glass with an end of his shirt.
Already wiry and tough, he was aware of a burgeoning strength that never reached exhaustion even in the occasional days of bad weather when the mainsail could stiffen and fight back like a living beast.
Barry felt Sergeant Rourke stiffenbeside him, waiting the word to fire.
The three cadets were just able to reach their room and stiffen at attention by their beds before the inspecting party came in view.
Third quarter--mixture should begin to brown and to stiffen into shape.
And Papa would stiffen and draw himself up, trying to look dignified and sober.
At any minute her father's voice or her mother's eyes would stiffen her fingers and stop them.
Reheat the tool for further forging directly the steel begins to stiffen under the hammer.
If the forging operation is prolonged do not continue forging the tool when the steel begins to stiffen under the hammer.
His body seemed to stiffen and relax alternately as if unable to contain some great grief or some great joy which accumulated and burst forth, only to accumulate again.
It was only for a second; for as quick as a flash, Mr. Roddy seemed to stiffen every muscle in his body.
To stiffen large pieces of work, wet the wrong side thoroughly with gum water or gum tragacanth, and dry it before a fire (the wet side nearest the fire), before removing it from the frame.
The rest of the flour must then be added to stiffen the dough, which may then be placed in tins or formed by the hand into any shape that may be preferred and placed on flat tins for baking.
These chains were fastened at their ends into the piers, and were connected to the roadway by ties drawn up tight and attached to the main longitudinal bearers of the platform; the object being to stiffen the platform.
When it begins to stiffen add the sherry, and lastly the almonds chopped fine.
As soon as the gelatine is dissolved, remove from the fire, and when it begins to stiffen fold in carefully the whites of three eggs whipped to a stiff froth, and turn it into a mold to set.
They stiffen very quickly, and the rolling must be done while they are hot.
After the chops are molded let them stand for a time to stiffen before frying.
When it begins to stiffenturn it into a mold which is lined with cake.
Brenton longed to stiffenhimself against the mastery, but he could not.
What Reed did not know till later was that her steady monologue was designed to cover up her real intention for just a little while, that she might gain time to stiffen to the resolution she had taken.
Her gentle touch on my cods, which she took in her hand and fondly caressed, made my prick stiffen sensibly.
I did as my lovely mistress desired, and soon found it stiffen and stand up nearly an inch into my mouth.
