Both women stiffened at the sound of the front door opening.
The shining woman lifts her arms and stiffens like someone going into a trance.
The woman stiffened her lower jaw to show her intransigence on that point.
The woman stiffened like a wire, her face desperately pale, but Richards felt calm.
I was behind the desk, and the woman stiffened.
The woman stiffened when she heard the motor horns.
There was a hint of command in Marguerida's voice, enough to make the other woman stiffen slightly.
At the door, Eve felt the woman stiffen and brace.
Then a woman seated at a set of four monitors stiffened.
The woman stiffened, grabbed Paks's arm, and started to rise.