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Definition of stock-still in English: stock-stilladverbstɒkˈstɪlˈstɑk ˈstɪl Without any movement; completely still. Example sentencesExamples - He stands stock-still, and glances over the crowd.
- He bowed as well as he could in the crowded atmosphere and left her, standing stock-still in surprise.
- I was standing stock-still, up to my waist in motionless water, in a deep cavern, totally blind.
- I caught a quick glimpse of Abby in the room, sitting stock-still, no movement apparent.
- Miriam stands stock-still, a look of shock on her face.
- Sam dropped her hands from my shoulders and stood stock-still.
- I desperately tried to hold my breath, to stay stock-still and make as little noise as I could.
- People stood stock-still and simply orated, their arms firmly bolted to their sides.
- For a moment she stood stock-still and appeared to be sizing up the situation mentally.
- I stand stock-still, too shocked to defend myself.
- Curiously, the footage of her performance on that day showed this audience not quite as keen - indeed, they stood stock-still and looked bemused.
- Even if the property market were to stand stock-still for years, you're better off owning your own home and paying off the mortgage.
- Even when her mother had come out and ranted about his rudeness and audacity, she stood stock-still.
- The figure stood stock-still, silent and unsuspecting.
- The girl instantly ceased her movement, standing stock-still as she turned blazing eyes on Chris.
- They may or may not have noticed the performers, standing stock-still and scattered throughout the room, whom they had to pass by in order to get to their seats.
- There were some people standing stock-still a few feet from the tent.
- As I was coming around a corner I ran into a large man heavily laden with camera equipment standing stock-still grinning at a tiny orange butterfly resting on his jeans right above his left knee.
- He sprinted back and forth many times; amazingly, his breathing remained even, and he could resume his singing as if he had been standing stock-still.
- Instead, they stood stock-still, staring at something in the woods a short distance away.
Synonyms unmoving, still, stationary, at a standstill, immobile, immovable, static, at rest, halted, stopped, not moving a muscle, rooted to the spot, transfixed, paralysed, frozen, inert, inanimate, quiescent, lifeless motionless, completely still, unmoving, without moving, immobile, without moving a muscle, as if rooted to the spot, like a statue, as if turned to stone, unstirring
Rhymes bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, frill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will Definition of stock-still in US English: stock-stilladverbˈstäk ˈstilˈstɑk ˈstɪl Without any movement; completely still. Example sentencesExamples - They may or may not have noticed the performers, standing stock-still and scattered throughout the room, whom they had to pass by in order to get to their seats.
- Miriam stands stock-still, a look of shock on her face.
- Sam dropped her hands from my shoulders and stood stock-still.
- There were some people standing stock-still a few feet from the tent.
- I was standing stock-still, up to my waist in motionless water, in a deep cavern, totally blind.
- As I was coming around a corner I ran into a large man heavily laden with camera equipment standing stock-still grinning at a tiny orange butterfly resting on his jeans right above his left knee.
- I desperately tried to hold my breath, to stay stock-still and make as little noise as I could.
- Instead, they stood stock-still, staring at something in the woods a short distance away.
- He bowed as well as he could in the crowded atmosphere and left her, standing stock-still in surprise.
- The figure stood stock-still, silent and unsuspecting.
- Even when her mother had come out and ranted about his rudeness and audacity, she stood stock-still.
- I stand stock-still, too shocked to defend myself.
- He stands stock-still, and glances over the crowd.
- Even if the property market were to stand stock-still for years, you're better off owning your own home and paying off the mortgage.
- People stood stock-still and simply orated, their arms firmly bolted to their sides.
- The girl instantly ceased her movement, standing stock-still as she turned blazing eyes on Chris.
- He sprinted back and forth many times; amazingly, his breathing remained even, and he could resume his singing as if he had been standing stock-still.
- Curiously, the footage of her performance on that day showed this audience not quite as keen - indeed, they stood stock-still and looked bemused.
- I caught a quick glimpse of Abby in the room, sitting stock-still, no movement apparent.
- For a moment she stood stock-still and appeared to be sizing up the situation mentally.
Synonyms unmoving, still, stationary, at a standstill, immobile, immovable, static, at rest, halted, stopped, not moving a muscle, rooted to the spot, transfixed, paralysed, frozen, inert, inanimate, quiescent, lifeless motionless, completely still, unmoving, without moving, immobile, without moving a muscle, as if rooted to the spot, like a statue, as if turned to stone, unstirring
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