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hold still

hold still verb: to not move; to remain stationary.

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

Forms of hold still

third-person singular presentholds still
present participleholding still
past participleheld still
pastheld still

Questions about hold still

What does hold still mean?
Hold still means to not move; to remain stationary.
What part of speech is hold still?
Hold still is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold still?
The past tense of hold still is held still.

Words near hold still in the dictionary

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

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