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held still

held still is the simple past and past participle of hold still.

Meaning of hold still

Verb

hold still (third-person singular simple present holds still, present participle holding still, simple past and past participle held still)

  1. To not move; to remain stationary.
    • He expected a stomp or a fist against the table but instead she held still and he thought he noticed her shoulders moving up and down in slight huffs.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 35, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 178

Questions about held still

What is held still the simple past and past participle of?
Held still is the simple past and past participle of hold still.

Words near held still in the dictionary

  1. held ransom
  2. held short
  3. held someone's feet to the fire
  4. held someone's hand
  5. held space
  6. held still
  7. held tack
  8. held that thought
  9. held the aces
  10. held the book
  11. held the cards

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