stock-still
/stɒkˈstɪl/
US pronunciation
American sound/stɒkˈstɪl/
stɒkˈstɪl
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
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- Clear final sound
stɒk - ˈstɪl -> stock still
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘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.’
- ‘The figure stood stock-still, silent and unsuspecting.’
- ‘Instead, they stood stock-still, staring at something in the woods a short distance away.’
- ‘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 was standing stock-still, up to my waist in motionless water, in a deep cavern, totally blind.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Sam dropped her hands from my shoulders and stood stock-still.’
- ‘He bowed as well as he could in the crowded atmosphere and left her, standing stock-still in surprise.’
- ‘I desperately tried to hold my breath, to stay stock-still and make as little noise as I could.’
- ‘For a moment she stood stock-still and appeared to be sizing up the situation mentally.’
- ‘There were some people standing stock-still a few feet from the tent.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘I stand stock-still, too shocked to defend myself.’
- ‘Even when her mother had come out and ranted about his rudeness and audacity, she stood stock-still.’
- ‘Miriam stands stock-still, a look of shock on her face.’
- ‘He stands stock-still, and glances over the crowd.’
- ‘I caught a quick glimpse of Abby in the room, sitting stock-still, no movement apparent.’
- ‘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.’
Synonyms
stationary, immobile, still, static, frozen, unmoving, absolutely still, apoplectic, at a standstill, at rest, becalmed, completely still, dead, deadlocked, deathly, firm, fixed, halted, immotile, inanimate, inert, lifeless, motionless, numb, palsied, paralyzed, petrified, quiescent, quiet, spellbound, stable, stagnant, stalled, standing, steadfast, torpid, transfixed, unmovable, unmoved, without moving
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