Her husband occasionally pauses mid-sentence, and then simply leaves.
Source: tatoeba (718029)
Pauses
Synonyms for "pauses" (18 found)
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More general
8 entriescessationinterruptionlinguistic phenomenonmusic notation elementmusical silenceprocess interruptionspeech actstop
More specific
14 entriesautomatic pausebreath pausebrief pausedelayemphatic pausefalse starthalf resthiatusintermissionmanual pausequarter restshort interruptiontemporary halttemporary suspension
Collocations
12 entriesbrief pausebrief pausesexecution pausesfrequent pausesmicropausemusical pausesnegotiation pausespause between sectionspause buttonpause for effectshort pausespeech pauses
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
In my experience, it is possible for me to speak quickly with pauses between every word.
Source: tatoeba (2093726)
However, when listening to an unknown foreign language, our ability to discern different words is lost, and we recognize speech as being a stream of sounds without many pauses.
Source: tatoeba (2458803)
Today, Harb lives in a cheerful apartment overlooking a quiet square. Family members drop by. A North African neighbor pauses to chat. There is no graffiti in sight, and the elevators work.
Source: tatoeba (8555040)
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