- 1to become calm and quiet; to make something calm and quiet The wind stilled. still somebody/something She spoke quietly to still the frightened child.
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- 2(figurative) to still someone's doubts/fears
still
verbNAmE//stɪl//
[intransitive, transitive] (literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they still he / she / it stills
past simple stilled
-ing form stilling
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