(~s, pausing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue.
‘It’s rather embarrassing,’ he began, and ~d...
On leaving, she ~d for a moment at the door...
He talked for two hours without pausing for breath.
VERB: V, V, V for n
2.
A ~ is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing.
After a ~ Alex said sharply: ‘I’m sorry if I’ve upset you’...
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