turn rigid
Frequency: 5.52.2 per million words
To become stiff, implying a transformation.
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- The cold water caused his muscles to turn rigid.
- As the chemical reaction progressed, the liquid began to turn rigid.
- Her body turned rigid with fear as she heard the floorboards creak.
- The once flexible plastic will turn rigid if left in the freezer.
- He felt his neck turn rigid after sitting at the computer for hours.
- The clay will turn rigid once it has been fired in the kiln.
- Upon hearing the bad news, his expression turned rigid and cold.
- The patient's limbs turned rigid during the sudden seizure.
- If the temperature drops further, the rubber seal will turn rigid and crack.
- She watched the molten wax slowly turn rigid in the mold.