stiff with

Frequency: 5.812.6 per million words

Used when something becomes rigid because it is full of or covered with a substance.

stiffstiff + PREPOSITION

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with

Examples (10)

  • The clothes were stiff with dust and grease.
  • After a day in the garden, his trousers were stiff with dried mud.
  • The old towel left on the line was stiff with frost.
  • The surgeon's gloves became stiff with dried blood.
  • His sports jersey felt stiff with sweat after the marathon.
  • The sailor's uniform was stiff with salt from the ocean spray.
  • The artist's brushes were stiff with hardened paint.
  • My fingers had gone stiff with cold, making it difficult to write.
  • The old book's pages were stiff with moisture and mold.
  • Her hairspray made her hair stiff with product.