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stiff

Pronunciación: [stɪf]

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Cómo usar stiff en una oración: 4 significados y 12 ejemplos con audio.

Contexto: «physical state»

(adjective) when something is hard to bend or move. If someone is stiff, their body is tight and they have trouble moving easily, like after exercising a lot.

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After a good night's sleep, I felt less stiff and was able to move more freely.

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Yesterday, I was so stiff from the long car ride that I could hardly walk.

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Do you feel stiff after your workout?

Contexto: «behavior»

(adjective) when someone is not friendly or very formal. If a person is stiff, they may seem serious and not very comfortable in social situations.

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At the party, she was a bit stiff at first but then started to relax and enjoy herself.

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He was so stiff during the dinner that it was hard to have fun talking with him.

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Why do you think he seemed so stiff at the gathering?

Contexto: «material quality»

(adjective) when something is firm and not soft. For example, stiff fabric holds its shape well and doesn't flow easily.

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The new curtains are blue and made of stiff material that helps them stay up nicely.

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I prefer softer shirts, not stiff ones that feel uncomfortable against my skin.

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Is this fabric stiff, or is it soft and flexible?

Contexto: «death»

(noun) an informal term used to refer to a dead body. It's often used in a more serious or even humorous way.

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The old story says that the stiff in the movie was actually played by a famous actor.

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They didn’t find the stiff until days later, which was very sad.

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What happens to the stiff in the end of the story?

Cómo se pronuncia stiff

Pronunciación: [stɪf]

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