Definitions For Refraining

verb

  • To stop yourself from doing something that you want to do

noun

  • A phrase or verse that is repeated regularly in a poem or song
  • A comment or statement that is often repeated

Is Refraining a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Refraining is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Refraining in a Sentence

  • I was going to make a joke but I refrained.
  • A common refrain among teachers these days is that the schools need more funding.
  • I didn't know the verses of the song, so I only sang on the refrain.

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