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intermittent
[in-ter-mit-nt]
adjective
stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again.
an intermittent pain.
Synonyms: ,alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly.
(of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time.
intermittent
/ ˌɪԳəˈɪəԳ /
adjective
occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals; periodic
Other 51Թ Forms
- intermittence noun
- intermittency noun
- intermittently adverb
- nonintermittence noun
- nonintermittent adjective
- nonintermittentness noun
- unintermittent adjective
- ˌԳٱˈٳٱԳ noun
- ˌԳٱˈٳٱԳٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intermittent1
Example Sentences
The work of months, much of it conducted privately with intermittent blasts of authorised and unauthorised briefing, talking up and grumbling, then suddenly bursts out in public demanding digestion.
As well as hosting TV and radio shows, Mosley wrote a column for the Daily Mail, and published books about intermittent fasting diets, including through the 5:2 diet and The Fast 800 diet.
The size of Strombolian eruptions can vary but are often characterised by intermittent explosions, which occur due to the presence of gas in the magma chamber within the volcano.
Even though I do intermittent fasting, Sunday is my cheat day.
An all-out strike over plans to downgrade some roles, which the union says could cost workers £8,000 a year, began on 11 March, following weeks of intermittent walkouts.
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