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- adv. In a motionless manner; without moving.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. without moving; in a motionless manner
Examples
“The angel stood still and held the sword motionlessly in this position.”
“He lay motionlessly for a space and sobbed out a breaking heart.”
“The rest of the day he spent inside his home, the home he had built for them, sitting motionlessly in the rocking chair as he stared out the window at the top of that hill.”
“There he was at the tree, but hanging motionlessly from a limb, swinging slowly in the chilly breeze, tethered to a high limb by the long leash they used to walk their dog.”
“As it occurs, overwhelmed by pain and helplessness, Patrick seems to divide himself from his own body: In his father's bedroom, he saw a gecko emerge and cling motionlessly to the corner of the wall beside the open window.”
“He swallowed and sat motionlessly for a very long moment.”
“I saw Alafair standing motionlessly in the bedroom window, the curtains pulled back on either side of her.”
“Alec sat silently and motionlessly, his thoughts under rigid control; they knew how he felt.”
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“The ships stood there motionlessly, waiting in the terrible desolation of the uninhabited world.”
“Rhodan's three ships hovered motionlessly in space at a distance of eight light-years from the two suns.”
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