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pausing

SayPAWZ-ingUS/ˈpɔzɪŋ/UK/ˈpɔːzɪŋ/

Noun pluralpausings

2 meanings of pausing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of pause. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

    He kept pausing the movie to explain each scene.

    Pausing too often makes the story hard to follow.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A short break or stop in something.

    Like a short rest in the middle of a song.

    The lecture had so much pausing that students lost focus.

    A moment of pausing let the tension in the room settle.

    Similarhesitation, stopping, halting

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pausing is a form of pause

pause, verb: To stop and rest for a short time after working or moving. Full entry

Forms
pausepauses he/she/itpausing -ing formpaused past tense, past participle
Spelling
pause → pausing: drop the e, add -ing

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