intermit

Verb

Verb Forms: intermitted, intermitting, intermits

To stop or suspend activity temporarily; to cease.
cease an action temporarily
To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.

Examples

The game seemed to INTERMIT during his long thoughtful pause before playing ’QUIZZED.’

Origin / Etymology

From Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere.

Synonyms

break, pause

Scrabble Score: 10

intermit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
intermit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
intermit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

intermit: valid Words With Friends Word