pausing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of stopping or interrupting an action or process for a brief time.

• Noun

  A pause or intermission in speech or music.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pausing
dawsing , awsing , drawsing , mawsing

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Variants

List of all variants of pausing that leads to same result
pause , paused , pauses , pausing

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Etymology

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Derived from the Old French word 'pausser', meaning to halt or stop.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the longest recorded pause in a movie was over 10 minutes long? It was in the 1972 film 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' during a scene where the characters were rowing downriver.

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Related Concepts

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1. Intermission: A break in the continuity of an event or performance.

2. Pause button: A control on various devices, such as media players and recorders, that allows users to temporarily stop playback.

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Culture

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In literature, a pause can create suspense or tension, and in music, it can add emphasis or variety. Pausing is also used in various forms of media, such as television and film, to control the flow of information.

How to Memorize "pausing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of putting on the brakes or pressing the pause button.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the concept of taking a break or stopping for a moment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Press the pause button' to remember the meaning of pausing.

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