refrain
/rɪˈfreɪn/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈfreɪn/
rɪˈfreɪn
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
rɪ - ˈfreɪn -> refrain
Myanmar meaning
(v) ရှောင်ကြဉ် ထိန်းသိမ်းသည်။
Full entry
၁။ ထပ်ကျော့ပုဒ်။ သံပြိုင်ကောက်ခြင်း။
I'll sing the verses and you all join in for the refrain.
၂။ သံပြိုင်လိုက်ခြင်း။
Complaints about poor food in schools have become a familiar refrain. ❍ The protest began with a small group, but then others took up the refrain.
~ (from sth/ doing sth) (rather fml) အောင့်အည်းထားသည်။ ရှောင်ကြဉ်သည်။
refrain from comment/ criticism ❍ Customers are kindly requested to refrain from smoking. ❍ She has wisely refrained from criticizing the government in public.
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desist, abstain, avoid doing, cease, renounce, arrest, avoid, be temperate, burden, buzzword, catch phrase, check, chorus, curb, eschew, exhortation, forbear, forgo, give up, go on the wagon, halt, hold back, inhibit, interrupt, keep, leave off, melody, music, not do, pass, pass up, quit, resist, restrain, sit out, song, stop, strain, take the cure, take the pledge, theme, tune, undersong, withhold
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