intermit
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
to stop or pause at intervals; be intermittent.
to cease, stop, or break off operations for a time.
Origin of intermit
1Other words for intermit
Other words from intermit
- in·ter·mit·ter, in·ter·mit·tor, noun
- in·ter·mit·ting·ly, adverb
- un·in·ter·mit·ted, adjective
- un·in·ter·mit·ting, adjective
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How to use intermit in a sentence
At intervals the bells of the churches intermitted their clangor, no doubt in the hope of having silenced the belfry.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueWhile these dispositions were being made, the skirmishing and cannonade were never intermitted for an instant.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.Indeed, the lava was now almost ceasing to flow, and the bombardment of pumice-stone and fiery cinders had intermitted a little.
The White Man's Foot | Grant AllenHer heart struggled, intermitted its beat, then throbbed against his reclining head as if it were a hammer.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandPresently they were setting; up the house at Beckengham, and my aunt intermitted her intellectual activities.
Tono Bungay | H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for intermit
/ (ˌɪntəˈmɪt) /
to suspend (activity) or (of activity) to be suspended temporarily or at intervals
Origin of intermit
1Derived forms of intermit
- intermittingly, adverb
- intermittor, noun
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