| Example in Swedish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| -Nej, mitt tuggummi stelnar. | - No, stiffens up my chewing gum. |
| Jag ska tala tills min tunga stelnar. | I repeat till my tongue stiffens: |
| Känn att den stelnar med dina fingrar... | Now feel it stiffen with your fingers... |
| Grace stelnade till när klockan började slå. | Grace stiffened as the bell began its toll |
| Jag är rädd att knäna har stelnat i lergroparna, ers höghet. | I'm afraid the mud pits have stiffened my knees, royal one. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | verstijven | English | stiffen |
| Estonian | jäigastuma,kangestuma, kõvendama | Finnish | jäykentyä, jäykentää, jäyketä, jäykistyä, jäykistää, kangistaa, kangistua |
| French | enraidir, raidir, rigidifier | German | versteifen |
| Icelandic | stirðna, stífna | Italian | indolenzire, irrigidire |
| Japanese | 強張る, 硬直 | Macedonian | зацврсне |
| Polish | drętwieć, kołowacieć, sztywnieć, usztywniać, usztywnić, zdrętwieć, zesztywnieć | Portuguese | enrijecer, entesar |
| Romanian | înverșuna | Russian | деревенеть, одеревенеть |
| Spanish | entiesar, entiesarse | Turkish | kaskatı kesilmek, pekişmek |