intermittent
[ in-ter-mit-nt ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt /
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adjective
stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly.
(of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time.
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intermittent
/ (ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt) /
adjective
occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals; periodic
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