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How to pronounce “stiff”

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Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of stiff with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Extreme-3D Printingof the exact same material, but the effective stiffness
Definition summary: (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.

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How to pronounce stiff

Extreme-3D Printing

of the exact same material, but the effective stiffness

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Meaning

[Adjective]
(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
(figurative, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
(of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
(colloquial) Harsh, severe.
(of muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
Potent.
(informal) Expensive, pricey.
(informal) Dead, deceased.
(slang, of the penis) Erect.
Having a dense consistency; thick; (by extension) Difficult to stir.
(cooking, of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
(mathematics) Of an equation, for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
(nautical) Keeping upright.
(golf) Of a shot, landing so close to the flagstick that it should be very easy to sink the ball with the next shot.
(professional wrestling, of a strike) Delivered more forcefully than needed, whether intentionally or accidentally, thus causing legitimate pain to the opponent.
[Noun]
(slang, chiefly Canada, US) An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
(slang) A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
(slang) A cadaver; a dead person.
(slang) A flop; a commercial failure.
(US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
(US, slang, by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
(blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
(finance, slang) Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
(prison slang) A note or letter surreptitiously sent by an inmate.
[Verb]
To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
To cheat someone.
To tip ungenerously.
(slang) To kill.
(informal) To be unsuccessful.
[Adverb]
(nautical) Of the wind, with great force; strongly.

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How to pronounce “stiff”

Pronunciation guide for stiff

How to pronounce stiff

Example Sentences

of the exact same material, but the effective stiffness

his elbow stiff.

For example, if you want to improve a stiff shoulder

bestsellers such as stiff the Curious

can change shape and stiffness at different temperatures.

Imagine a future where clothing is stiff and soft where you need it,

She's the author of the New York Times bestsellers "Stiff,"

These are two mastiffs standing over a spilled pile of kibble.

A Deep Dive Into “stiff”

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