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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Still \Still\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stilled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stilling.] [AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm.
See Still, a.]
1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet,
or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to
still the raging sea.
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He having a full sway over the water, had power to
still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb
it. --Woodward.
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2. To stop, as noise; to silence.
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With his name the mothers still their babies.
--Shak.
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3. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or
excitement; as, to still the passions. --Shak.
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Toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet
impulse in me. --Hawthorne.
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Syn: To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue;
suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Stilling \Still"ing\, n. [Cf. LG. stelling, G. stellen to set,
to place.]
A stillion. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Still \Still\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stilled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stilling.] [AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm.
See Still, a.]
1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet,
or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to
still the raging sea.
He having a full sway over the water, had power to
still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb
it. --Woodward.
2. To stop, as noise; to silence.
With his name the mothers still their babies.
--Shak.
3. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or
excitement; as, to still the passions. --Shak.
Toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet
impulse in me. --Hawthorne.
Syn: To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue;
suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Stilling \Still"ing\, n. [Cf. LG. stelling, G. stellen to set,
to place.]
A stillion. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
stilling
Icelandic n.
1 adjustment
2 composure
3 (lb is music) tuning
n.
The act by which something is made still.
vb.
(present participle of en still nocat=1)
n.
(lb en obsolete UK dialect) A stillion.
Norwegian Nynorsk n.
1 position
2 post (''position in employment'')
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
stilling
n.
The act by which something is made still.
vb.
(present participle of en still nocat=1)
n.
(lb en obsolete UK dialect) A stillion.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
stilling
Icelandic n.
1 adjustment
2 composure
3 (lb is music) tuning
n.
The act by which something is made still.
vb.
(present participle of en still nocat=1)
n.
(lb en obsolete UK dialect) A stillion.
Norwegian Nynorsk n.
1 position
2 post (''position in employment'')
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
stilling
Icelandic n.
1 adjustment
2 composure
3 (lb is music) tuning
n.
The act by which something is made still.
vb.
(present participle of en still nocat=1)
n.
(lb en obsolete UK dialect) A stillion.
Norwegian Nynorsk n.
1 position
2 post (''position in employment'')
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
stilling
Engelska a.
(avledning en still ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb still)
From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]
stilling /stˈʔelʔeŋ/
1. handicraft, occupation, trade
2. profession
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Stilling /stˈɪlɪŋ/
التسكين
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
stilling /stˈɪlɪŋ/
abklingen lassend
see: still, stilled
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
stilling /stˈɪlɪŋ/
beruhigend, besänftigend, beschwichtigend, glättend
see: still, stilled, stills, stilled
From íslenska - English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:isl-eng ]
stilling /sdˈɪdliŋɡ/
setting
From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:nno-nob ]
stilling
stilling
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
蒸馏; 釜馏
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