hold still

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hold still

verb holds still · holding still · held still

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.

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Deutsch	stillhalten
Italiano	stare fermo

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"hold still." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hold%20still. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{hold_still_2026,
  title = {hold still},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hold%20still},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}