Word

still, v.
(stilled, stilling, stills)
freq. cnt. 2

cause to be quiet or not talk
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hush hush up quieten shut up silence still

sample sentences

"Please silence the children in the church!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

silencer silencer silence silence silence

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

also see

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

antonym

semantic pointers

hyponym

shush lull, calm down shout down gag, muzzle

cause

verb group

quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush, quiesce, pipe down

hypernym

conquer, suppress, subdue, stamp down

make calm or still
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

calm calm down lull quiet quieten still tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize

sample sentences

"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

lexical pointers

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

lull compose pacify, appease, conciliate, mollify, gentle, lenify, assuage, placate, gruntle reassure, assure

hypernym

comfort, solace, soothe, console

make motionless
<verb.change>

still

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

lessen the intensity of or calm
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

allay ease relieve still

sample sentences

"The news eased my conscience"
"still the fears"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The good news will %s her

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The good news will %s her

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The good news will %s her

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

comfort, solace, soothe, console

hyponym