She felt him stiffen slightly, but he kept his arms around her.

She stiffened slightly but made no offer to pull away.

The officer standing near the console toward the center of the room stiffened slightly, looking at him.

I laid a hand on her arm and she stiffened slightly.

Catherine turned to see what had caused this reaction in him, and they both stiffened slightly.

It wasn't the question he'd expected, and Taylor felt himself stiffen slightly, thinking he didn't want to respond.

He heard the light footstep beyond the head of his bed and stiffened slightly.

He felt her body stiffen slightly, and a thought struck him.

It seemed to Kimberly that he stiffened slightly at her words.

The agent stiffened slightly, and then apparently saw little reason to deny it.