Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stock-still

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: stock--still
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very still; motionless.

adv

Without motion.

Example Sentences

"The team was stock-still in front of the stable."
"He lay stock-still among the bodies and blasted equipment."
"Paul stood stock still; then came a strong impulse to turn and run back."
"Now his fingertips were tapping in addition to his toe-bouncing, until soon his entire body was wibbling in jumping-bean fashion. “Old Mag, you say?” He peered around Nitty at Mag, and Mag took the opportunity to inspect his mask and goggles with her trunk. The boy quit wibbling, stood stock-still, and gulped."

Etymology

Inversion of earlier still as a stock, from stock (“tree-trunk”).

Inflected Forms

stock still (alternative)

Synonyms

at rest unmoving dull impassive inanimate lifeless motionless sedent sedentary stationary still stock-still

Questions

What does stock-still mean?: Very still; motionless.
Where does stock-still come from?: Inversion of earlier still as a stock, from stock (“tree-trunk”).

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