"refraining" meaning in English

See refraining in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: refrainings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} refraining (plural refrainings)
  1. The act of one who refrains from doing something.
    Sense id: en-refraining-en-noun-F5mgbT7K

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} refraining
  1. present participle and gerund of refrain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: refrain
    Sense id: en-refraining-en-verb-DnCb4L6Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Inflected forms

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