Idle and Stand

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Idle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

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Stand and idle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stand" instead a verb "Idle".

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

Stand verb - To occupy a place or location.

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Idle and stand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idle" instead a verb "Stand".

Nearby Words: standing, stance, standee

When playing as Wolf Link, Midna has a few cute idle animations of her own: she'll stretch and yawn, look around, stand on Link to look closer, or tap him to get him to move.

Source: Idle Animation
Suika Ibuki from the Touhou fighting games staggers and nearly fails to stand upright when in idle mode.

Source: Idle Animation
Idle Animation: When standing still with no power equipped, Alex will get out of his Primal Stance and stand up straight, occasionally coughing.

Source: Videogame / [PROTOTYPE]

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