refrain
Meaning of refrain
verb
- To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
- To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
- To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.
- (with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain.
- To abstain from (food or drink).
- The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
- A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.
Information about refrain
- The plural form of refrain is: refrains.
- Languages in which refrain is used:
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Hyphenation of refrain
re-frain
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- refrain is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
refrain synonyms
Meaning chorus:
Meaning forbear:
Meaning abstain:
Translation of refrain
- Italian: astenersi
- Spanish: abstenerse
- Portuguese: abster
Words that rhyme with refrain
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