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Pronunciation: [pˈɔːzɪŋ] (IPA)

Pausing refers to the act of briefly stopping or delaying an action or speech. Synonyms for pausing include halting, hesitating, stopping, standing still, taking a break, holding on, holding back, interrupting, and postponing. Halting refers to stopping suddenly, while hesitating refers to the act of slowing down or delaying an action due to indecision or uncertainty. Stopping, standing still, and taking a break all imply coming to a complete stop for a period of time. Holding on and holding back suggest temporarily restraining oneself from taking action or speaking out. Interrupting is a sudden pause caused by something else, while postponing suggests delaying an action for a later time.
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When the news reached him that his son was lying wounded in a southern hospital, the Elder had, for the first time in many, many years, followed an impulse without Pausing to consider his act beforehand.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Persistently onward, Pausing at times, we would urge the dogs to the limit.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Then she tipped up to her room, Pausing at her father's door to listen.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey

Famous quotes with Pausing

  • From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines, Going where I list, my own master total and absolute, Listening to others, considering well what they say, Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me.
    Walt Whitman
  • Sometimes goldfinches one by one will drop From low hung branches; little space they stop; But sip, and twitter, and their feathers sleek; Then off at once, as in a wanton freak: Or perhaps, to show their black, and golden wings Pausing upon their yellow flutterings.
    John Keats
  • I am the heartbreak over fallen things, The sudden gentleness that stays the blow, And I am in the kiss that foemen give Pausing in battle, and in the tears that fall Over the vanquished foe, and in the highest; Among the Danaan gods, I am the last Council of mercy in their hearts where they Mete justice from a thousand starry thrones.
    George William Russell

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