Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiff peaks

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: stiff -peaks
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Firm tips (of whipping cream or egg whites) which have been beaten and are so aerated that they stand up straight.

Example Sentences

"Whisk your egg whites until you have stiff peaks and then the bowl can be held upside down over your head and the egg whites stay put."

Inflected Forms

stiff peak (singular)

Frequently Paired Words

meringue Eischnee

Questions

What does stiff peaks mean?: Firm tips (of whipping cream or egg whites) which have been beaten and are so aerated that they stand up straight.

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