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pregnant pause

pregnant pause noun: a pause that gives the impression that it will be followed by something significant.

Noun

pregnant pause (plural pregnant pauses)

  1. A pause that gives the impression that it will be followed by something significant.

Forms of pregnant pause

pluralpregnant pauses

Questions about pregnant pause

What does pregnant pause mean?
Pregnant pause means a pause that gives the impression that it will be followed by something significant.
What part of speech is pregnant pause?
Pregnant pause is a noun.
What is the plural of pregnant pause?
The plural of pregnant pause is pregnant pauses.

Words near pregnant pause in the dictionary

  1. pregnant denial
  2. pregnant denials
  3. pregnant man
  4. pregnant parentheses
  5. pregnant parenthesis
  6. pregnant pause
  7. pregnant pauses
  8. pregnantly
  9. pregnantness
  10. pregnants
  11. pregnate

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