stiff

Definition:
1. Firm and difficult to bend or move.
2. When a person is stiff , their muscles hurt when they move them.
3. Not moving or operating freely.
4. Rigidly formal.
5. Hard to overcome or surmount.

Use 'stiff' in a sentence:

• 1. My rheumatics has made me too stiff in the joints.
• 2. Whisk the egg whites until they are foamy but not stiff.
• 3. The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat.
• 4. She looked at him with a stiff smile.
• 5. There are stiff fines for breaking the rules.
• 6. The company faces stiff competition from its rivals.
• 7. My, he's pretty stiff.
• 8. She faces stiff competition in the Best Actress category.
• 9. A stiff collar may chafe your neck.
• 10. His gaberdine trousers were brand new and stiff.
• 11. A stiff knee following surgery forced her to walk with a limp.
• 12. I was scared stiff when I realized what I'd done.
• 13. The American aerospace industry has been challenged by some stiff competition.
• 14. I came home from the game frozen stiff.
• 15. He's scared stiff of the relationship breaking down.
• 16. Clean the mussels with a stiff brush under cold running water.
• 17. The man is getting old and his joints are stiff.
• 18. The new proposals have met with stiff opposition.
• 19. There's a stiff $15 entrance fee to the exhibition.
• 20. The sofa is too stiff.
• 21. It was a beautiful September day, with stiff easterly winds.
• 22. His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff.
• 23. There's a stiff$ 15 entrance fee to the exhibition.
• 24. The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind.
• 25. We were scared stiff.
• 26. They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal.
• 27. Linseed oil will soften stiff leather.
• 28. The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open.
• 29. Whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks.
• 30. Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
• 31. Whip the egg whites up into stiff peaks.
• 32. He rubbed his arms and stiff legs.
• 33. We won the contract in the face of stiff competition.
• 34. I've got a stiff neck.
• 35. It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill.
• 36. The clothes on the washing line were frozen stiff.
• 37. I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.
• 38. You look frozen stiff.
• 39. The film faces stiff competition for the Best Film nomination.
• 40. She greeted him with stiff formality.
• 41. 'Scared stiff' is an apt description of how I felt at that moment.
• 42. Her fingers were stiff with cold inside her leather gloves.
• 43. Anna tried to look interested. Actually, she was bored stiff.
• 44. The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.