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standing still

standing still is the present participle and gerund of stand still.

Meaning of stand still

Verb

stand still (third-person singular simple present stands still, present participle standing still, simple past and past participle stood still)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes) To stop moving, to remain motionless.
    • My legs were stiff because I'd been standing still for a long time.
  2. to tolerate
    • Will you accept your second class status
      A nation of waitresses and waiters
      Will you mix their martinis
      Will you stand still for it
      Or will you take to the hills1987, Roger Waters, “Home”, in Radio K.A.O.S.

Questions about standing still

What is standing still the present participle and gerund of?
Standing still is the present participle and gerund of stand still.

Words near standing still in the dictionary

  1. standing sentinel
  2. standing sentry
  3. standing shilly-shally
  4. standing start
  5. standing starts
  6. standing still
  7. standing stock
  8. standing stocks
  9. standing stone
  10. standing stones
  11. standing tall

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