still
still/stil/
verb
make or become still; quieten.
"she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests"
synonyms: silence, hush, calm, settle, pacify, soothe, lull, allay, assuage, appease, subdue, quieten, quiet, abate, die down, grow less, lessen, subside, ease up/off, let up, moderate, slacken, weaken, fade away
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to make something stop moving or become more calm: He tried to still the swaying of the hammock. literary She cuddled her baby to still its cries.
verb. Definition of stilling. present participle of still. as in stopping. to bring (something) to a standstill it seemed as though nothing could still the ...
1. a. Not moving or in motion: The patient must be still for the doctor to work. b. Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion: the still waters of the ...
Stilling definition: Present participle of still.
stilling (plural stillings). The act by which something is made still. 2011, Griselda Pollock, Maxim Silverman, Concentrationary Cinema :.
Meanings. make calm or still;; cause to be quiet or not talk;; lessen the intensity of or calm;; make motionless. Synonyms.
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3 days ago · 1. a : not moving lying quiet and still b : of, relating to, or being an ordinary photograph rather than a motion picture 2. uttering no sound : quiet
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun stilling. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun In a brewery, a stand on which the rounds or cleansing-vats are placed in a trough, which serves to carry off the over flowing yeast.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun stilling, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...