intermitting
intermitting is the present participle and gerund of intermit.
Meaning of intermit
Verb
intermit (third-person singular simple present intermits, present participle intermitting, simple past and past participle intermitted)
- To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.
- Pray to the gods to intermit the plague.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Words formed from intermitting
Questions about intermitting
- What is intermitting the present participle and gerund of?
- Intermitting is the present participle and gerund of intermit.
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