stock-still

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She trains them to stand stock-still when a judge inspects them nose to tail, or trot in a circle without getting distracted by the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Michel Nkuka Mboladinga has supported the Democratic Republic of Congo by dressing up as the country's revered first leader Patrice Lumumba and remaining stock-still throughout every match.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

You stand stock-still until it quiets down and slithers on its way.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2023

In the new study, three participants laid stock-still in an fMRI scanner for 15 sessions that totaled to 16 hours.

From Scientific American • May 1, 2023

The watchmen and their dogs would stand stock-still, as if lightning-struck; then the dogs would bark, and the next instant the door would bang open and men would come tumbling, looking crazy, from the meadhall.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner