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Brief stop

We have found the following answers matching the query 'Brief stop' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Brief stop crossword clue was last seen on March 16 2026 in the popular Newsday Crossword.

RankAnswerCluePublisher
99%PAUSEBrief stopNewsday

Definition

• A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
• Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.
• In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts.
• In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses.
• A break or paragraph in writing.
• A hold. See 4th Hold, 7.
• To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest.
• To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses.
• To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
• To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect.
• To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.

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