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Definition of stock-still adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stock-still

adverb

/ˌstɒk ˈstɪl/

/ˌstɑːk ˈstɪl/

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without moving at all
- He stood stock-still, hardly daring to breathe.
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