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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
still \still\, v. t. imp. p. p. stilled; p. pr. vb. n.
stilling. as. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm.
see still, a.
1. to stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet,
or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to
still the raging sea.
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he having a full sway over the water, had power to
still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb
it. --woodward.
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2. to stop, as noise; to silence.
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with his name the mothers still their babies.
--shak.
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3. to appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or
excitement; as, to still the passions. --shak.
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toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet
impulse in me. --hawthorne.
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syn: to quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue;
suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain.
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see also:
stilled stilling still
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