凝ぎょう然ぜん

adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective

stock-still; motionless; frozen in place

Literary or formal expression describing a state of being completely still, often due to shock, awe, or intense focus. Used with と (凝然と) or in the たる form (凝然たる).

• その知しらせを聞きいて、彼かれは凝ぎょう然ぜんと立たち尽つくした。