sit still

verb

To remain motionless.

“The dog wouldn't sit still while I gave him a bath.”

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Meanings

verbsit still (third-person singular simple present sits still, present participle sitting still, simple past and past participle sat still)

present singular third person sits still · participle present sitting still · participle past sat still · past sat still

  1. To remain motionless.

    The dog wouldn't sit still while I gave him a bath.

  2. idiomaticTo accept, tolerate, or acquiesce.

    I'm not going to sit still and let him treat me this way.

Translations

Dutch stilzitten
  • stilzittento remain motionless
German stillsitzen
  • stillsitzento remain motionless
Polish but see nie móc usiedzieć na miejscu
  • but see nie móc usiedzieć na miejscuto remain motionless
Cite this entry
APA

sit still. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20still

MLA

“sit still.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20still. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sit still,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20still.

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