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stilling

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adjective

remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.

free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent: to keep still about a matter.

subdued or low in sound; hushed: a still, small voice.

free from turbulence or commotion; peaceful; tranquil; calm: the still air.

without waves or perceptible current; not flowing, as water.

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not effervescent or sparkling, as wine.

Photography. noting, pertaining to, or used for making single photographs, as opposed to a motion picture.

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noun

stillness or silence: the still of the night.

Photography. a single photographic print, as one of the frames of a motion-picture film.

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Stilling is always a great word to know.

So is ort. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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adverb

10.

at this or that time; as previously: Are you still here?

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up to this or that time; as yet: A day before departure we were still lacking an itinerary.

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in the future as in the past: Objections will still be made.

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even; in addition; yet (used to emphasize a comparative): still more complaints; still greater riches.

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even then; yet; nevertheless: to be rich and still crave more.

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without sound or movement; quietly: Sit still!

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at or to a greater distance or degree.

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Archaic. steadily; constantly; always.

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conjunction

18.

and yet; but yet; nevertheless: It was futile, still they fought.

verb (used with object)

19.

to silence or hush (sounds, voices, etc.).

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to calm, appease, or allay: to still a craving.

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to quiet, subdue, or cause to subside (waves, winds, commotion, tumult, passion, pain, etc.).

verb (used without object)

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to become still or quiet.

Idiom

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still and all, nonetheless; even with everything considered: Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.

Origin:
before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English still(e), Old English stille; (noun) Middle English: a calm, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English styllen, Old English stillan; (conjunction) derivative of the adv.; akin to German still (adj.), stille (adv.), stillen (v.), Dutch stil (adj. and adv.), stillen (v.); see stall¹

Synonyms
1. unmoving, inert, quiescent. 2. soundless, mute. Still, quiet, hushed, noiseless, silent indicate the absence of noise and of excitement or activity accompanied by sound. Still indicates the absence of sound or movement: The house was still. Quiet implies relative freedom from noise, activity, or excitement: a quiet engine; a quiet vacation. Hushed implies the suppression of sound or noise: a hushed whisper. Noiseless and silent characterize that which does not reveal its presence or movement by any sound: a noiseless footstep; silent dissent. 4. pacific, placid, serene. 8. quiet, hush, calm. 18. See but¹. 19. quiet, mute, stifle, muffle, smother. 20. soothe, pacify.

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