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intermittent
[ in-ter-mit-nt ]
adjective
- stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again:
an intermittent pain.
Synonyms: ,
- alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly.
- (of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time.
intermittent
/ ˌɪԳəˈɪəԳ /
adjective
- occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals; periodic
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Derived Forms
- ˌԳٱˈٳٱԳ, noun
- ˌԳٱˈٳٱԳٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms
- ·ٱ··ٱԳ ·ٱ··ٱ· noun
- ·ٱ··ٱԳ· adverb
- non··ٱ··ٱԳ noun
- ԴDz··ٱ··ٱԳ adjective
- ԴDz··ٱ··ٱԳ·ness noun
- ܲ··ٱ··ٱԳ adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intermittent1
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Troops from both sides have traded intermittent small-arms fire across the border in recent days.
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Troops from both sides have traded intermittent small-arms fire across the border for the past few days.
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But I suspect that Johnson appreciates the gulf between the glamorous idea of working in the arts and the bitter reality of intermittent paychecks.
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But even intermittent use, or unwitting use through contamination, poses a high risk of death.
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"We're aware that some customers are experiencing intermittent issues with their services," they said.
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