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The answer REFRAIN has 135 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of refrain in various dictionaries:
noun - the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
verb - resist doing something
verb - choose not to consume
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| This synonym for "chorus" also means to hold yourself back from doing something |
| Also meaning "to hold back", it's a phrase or line that recurs at certain points in a poem |
| To abstain or elect not to do something, like not mentioning it's another word for a song's chorus |
| To not say anything impulsively, or another word for a song's chorus |
| Don't hold back, name this repeated line in a poem, also a verb meaning to hold back |
| Abstain & this other "ain" word both mean to just not do it |
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| Music for the refrain of a poem. |
| to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something: |
| a short part of a song or poem that is repeated, especially between the verses ( the separate parts) |
| a phrase that is often repeated: |
| to not let yourself do something: |
| a short part of a song or poem that is repeated, esp. at the end of each longer part, or any phrase that is often repeated: |
| A phrase, verse, or group of verses repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza. |
| To hold oneself back forbear: refrained from swearing. |
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A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat", and later from Old French refraindre) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song. Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the villanelle, the virelay, and the sestina. * The use of refrains is particularly associated with where the verse-chorus-verse song structure typically places a refrain in almost each and every song. The refrain or chorus often sharply contrasts the verse melodically, rhythmically, and harmonically, and assumes a higher level of dynamics and activity, often with added instrumentation. Chorus form, or strophic form, is a sectional and/or additive way of structuring a piece of music based on the repetition of one formal section or block played repeatedly. |
| Related Answers |
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| ABSTAIN |
| ARREST |
| AVERT |
| BAN |
| BRAKE |
| CEASE |
| CHOIR |
| COMETOAHALT |
| COMETOANEND |
| CORK |