hold still

Verb

Meaning

hold still (third-person singular simple present holds still, present participle holding still, simple past and past participle held still)

To not move; to remain stationary.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

stand still

Examples

You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave. Billie Holiday

Hold still enough to grapple w/the simple questions, & the complexities become clear. David Allen (author)

Close letter words and terms

hold something cheap hold space hold spellbound hold still for hold sway hold sway over