stilled Synonyms
stilled Meaning
stilled
designed for taking still photographs, to make or become motionless or silent, calm, tranquil, sedentary, distillery, distill, quiet, silence, to put to an end, free from noise or commotion, a still photograph, a photograph of actors or scenes of a motion picture for publicity or documentary purposes, allay, calm, free from noise or turbulence, in a progressive manner, tranquil, calm, beyond this, even sense 1b, a device used in distillation, always, continually, of, relating to, or being a static photograph as contrasted with a motion picture, without motion, to make quiet, not effervescent, to become motionless or silent, devoid of or abstaining from motion, a static photograph, yet sense 1a, in spite of that, quiet entry 1, silence, not moving, even entry 3 sense 4, subdued, muted, uttering no sound, to put an end to, to arrest the motion of, apparatus used in distillation comprising either the chamber in which the vaporization is carried out or the entire equipment, of, relating to, or being an ordinary photograph rather than a motion picture, silence, up to this or that time, engaged in taking still photographs
stilled Sentence Examples
- The wind abruptly stilled, silencing the rustling leaves.
- As the audience hushed, the room stilled into an expectant silence.
- The throbbing pain in her head stilled momentarily after she took the medication.
- The waves crashed against the shore, but the sailboat stilled in the protected cove.
- The boiling water stilled as it reached its peak temperature.
- The children stilled their playing and listened attentively to the story.
- The hummingbird froze in mid-air, its wings stilled as it sipped nectar.
- The traffic slowly stilled as the accident ahead cleared.
- The heartbeat monitor stilled, marking the end of a life.
- The tension stilled as the two adversaries reached an agreement.
FAQs About the word stilled
designed for taking still photographs, to make or become motionless or silent, calm, tranquil, sedentary, distillery, distill, quiet, silence, to put to an end,
quiet, noiseless, soundless,silent, hushed, serene, calm,stilly, peaceful,tranquil
resounding, resonant,noisy, uproarious, sonorous, clamorous,humming, rackety, clangorous, buzzing
The wind abruptly stilled, silencing the rustling leaves.
As the audience hushed, the room stilled into an expectant silence.
The throbbing pain in her head stilled momentarily after she took the medication.
The waves crashed against the shore, but the sailboat stilled in the protected cove.
