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Discover Ludwig"stock still" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is an idiom and means to remain completely motionless, usually as a result of surprise, fear, or shock. Example Sentence: When the burglar entered the house, the family members stood stock still, not knowing what to do.
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stock still
adjective
Very still; motionless.
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I stood stock still.
Everyone stood stock still!
The girls stand stock still; they all stand stock still.
It stops stock still to stare.
But its stock still declined 1.2percentt.
A great blue heron stood stock still.
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Sanding stock-still for hours.
It was stock-still.
The left remains stock-still.
In fact the tension stays stock-still.
But look closely at those stock-still appendages.
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