stock-still English

Meaning stock-still meaning

What does stock-still mean?

stock-still

— adverb (= still) without moving or making a sound he sat still as a statue time stood still they waited stock-still outside the door he couldn't hold still any longer

— adjective (= frozen, rooted) absolutely still frozen with horror they stood rooted in astonishment

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stock-still English » English

still

stone-still

rooted

frozen

quite motionless

motionless

immobile