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.
