lie stiff

Frequency: 4.05.1 per million words

To be in a lying position while being rigid.

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Examples (10)

  • She lay stiff and still beside him.
  • After the accident, he had to lie stiff in bed for days.
  • The fallen tree branch lay stiff on the ground, unmoving.
  • If you lie stiff for too long, your muscles will ache.
  • The dead animal lay stiff on the roadside, a tragic sight.
  • He forced himself to lie stiff, pretending to be asleep.
  • The old rope had been left out in the cold and now lay stiff and unyielding.
  • Don't just lie stiff there; try to relax your body.
  • Despite the pain, she tried to lie as stiff as possible to avoid further injury.
  • The ancient mummy was found to lie stiff within its sarcophagus.