refrain
verb (used without object)
to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed byfrom ).
is refraining
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present progressiveof refrain (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He was unable to visit his father on his deathbed and is refraining from visiting his elderly mother, his lawyers contend.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2021
The court is refraining from verbally saying jurors’ names during televised proceedings and their faces are not shown on camera in order to protect their identity.
From Fox News ● Mar. 10, 2021
But she is refraining from attacks that cast Sanders, and by extension his loyal, liberal followers, in a negative light.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2016
Turning off cellphones is encouraged, as is refraining from conversation.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2012
The Prince guesses that Novoa is thinking of Alicia and in order not to give him pain, is refraining from mentioning her.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Vicente Blasco Ib??ez
