佇ちょ立りつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

standing still; standing motionless

Literary or formal word for standing still, often with a nuance of lingering or being rooted to the spot. Rare in everyday speech; 立ち止まる or じっと立つ are more common.

• 彼かれは佇ちょ立りつして遠とおくを見みつめていた。

  He stood still, gazing into the distance.

• 夕ゆう暮ぐれの駅えき前まえで佇ちょ立りつする人ひと影かげがあった。

  There was a figure standing motionless in front of the station at dusk.