look stiff
Frequency: 6.525.4 per million words
To appear physically rigid or socially formal/unrelaxed.
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- After sitting for so long, her posture began to look a little stiff.
- He tried to appear relaxed, but his movements made him look quite stiff.
- During the interview, the candidate seemed to look rather stiff and nervous.
- The old man's joints often looked stiff in the cold weather.
- If you don't loosen up, you'll definitely look stiff on stage.
- The antique doll's limbs looked permanently stiff, unable to bend.
- "Try to relax; you look so stiff," the dance instructor advised.
- She managed to smile, but her shoulders still looked visibly stiff.
- His initial reaction made him look extremely stiff and unapproachable.
- The fabric, once soft, started to look stiff after repeated washes.