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in fits and starts

in fits and starts prepositional phrase: intermittently, jerkily.

Prepositional phrase

  1. intermittently, jerkily
    Synonyms:
    fitfully

in fits and starts meaning in Malayalam

in fits and starts in Malayalam

intermittently, spasmodically, sporadically
ഇടവിട്ടു ചെയ്തും ചെയ്യാതെയും, ഇടവിട്ടിടവിട്ട്, വിട്ടുവിട്ട്, ഇടവിട്ട്, ഇടയ്ക്കിടെ, മദ്ധ്യേമദ്ധ്യേ

Synonyms of in fits and starts

Questions about in fits and starts

What does in fits and starts mean?
In fits and starts means intermittently, jerkily.
What is in fits and starts in Malayalam?
In fits and starts in Malayalam is ഇടവിട്ടു ചെയ്തും ചെയ്യാതെയും, ഇടവിട്ടിടവിട്ട്, വിട്ടുവിട്ട്. See In fits and starts meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is in fits and starts?
In fits and starts is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in fits and starts in the dictionary

  1. in fighting trim
  2. in finality
  3. in fine
  4. in fine feather
  5. in fine fettle
  6. in fits and starts
  7. in flagrant delict
  8. in flagrante
  9. in flagrante delicto
  10. in flagranti delicto
  11. in flames

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