refraining

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present participle of refrain
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To abstain from

Who, requiring a remedy for his gout, received no other counsel than to refrain cold drink.

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To keep one’s self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain

They refrained therefrom some time after.

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To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern

Refrain thy foot from their path.

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The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza

We hear the wild refrain. Whittier.

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{v} to bold back, forbear, abstain
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Not to do something
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To abstain from To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain
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Part of a song that recurs, usually at the end of each verse or stanza Sometimes also referred to as a chorus
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not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
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The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition. As enjoined by a chorus
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The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition
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To keep ones self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain
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The part of the song that repeats, using the same melody and words See verse and bridge
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A line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza
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one or more lines repeated before or after the stanzas of a poem
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the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
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A phrase or line, generally about the central topic, which is repeated, usually at regular intervals throughout a poem
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A short section of repeated material which occurs at the end of each stanza
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Repetition of a phrase or series of phrases at same point in each stanza throughout a poem
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A refrain is a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times. a refrain from an old song
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choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
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the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping
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{f} abstain, forebear, restrain oneself, desist
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A refrain is a comment or saying that people often repeat. Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life. to not do something that you want to do abstain refrain from (doing) sth (refrener, from refrenare, from frenum )
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Text or music that is repeated within a larger form
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If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it. Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment
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Chorus
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{i} verse or phrase that is repeated during a song or poem, chorus; music or melody that accompanies the chorus
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(Chorus) A musical phrase normally based on a single-note melody line A key component of an arrangement, it is a song's central motif that ups its recognition factor
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