refraining

Meaning of refraining

verb
  1. To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
  2. To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
  3. To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.
  4. (with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain.
  5. To abstain from (food or drink).

noun

The act of one who refrains from doing something.

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Hyphenation of refraining

re-frain-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • refraining is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

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