Word "REFRAIN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
resist doing something
Synonyms:
forbear
Examples:
He refrained from hitting him back

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
choose not to consume
Synonyms:
abstain, desist

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
Synonyms:
chorus

Crossword Clues for REFRAIN

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___ from, cease (7)
Chorus of a song
A repeated set of lines in a poem, usually at the end of each verse (7)
To forbear
Forgo the chorus (7)
I fear trouble in the Navy and don't do it (7)
Man in Black getting B-side to Paperback Writer chorus The Telegraph Toughie 30 Apr 2025
Official coach has no time for strain The Times Sunday Cryptic 13 Apr 2025
Don't set to music (7)
Burden of song one won't let oneself perform (7)
Keep away from the chorus ...
The notes you keep from (7)
Forbear to produce a chorus (7)
Hold back (from)
Give up control over half of Gallic nation (7)
Match official with reason to stop play that's often repeated (7)
Something you could sing but you don't (7)
Keep oneself from doing (7)
Desist from (7)
Song's chorus The Times Concise 14 Jan 2025
Stop in a few bars? The Times Quick Cryptic 28 Dec 2024
One might forbear to sing it (7)
The bit where everybody joins in the singing and you don't (7)
Judge downpour, and stop it! (7)
Hold oneself back from doing something
Stop oneself from (7)
Again, loud water music (7)
Abstain from singing, perhaps (7)
Chorus The Telegraph Quick 17 Nov 2024
Burden, one carried by referee, carried on (7)
Chorus at the end of each verse of a poem Puzzler Backwords 22 Oct 2024
Official organised hosting international chorus (7)
Avoid chorus (7)
Hold back chorus (7)
Hold back the chorus (7) Puzzler Cryptic 14 Sep 2024
Give up the burden
Stop at chorus (7)
Stop official facing wet weather (7)
Don't allow yourself to have a recurrent theme (7)
Hold back from musical repetition (7)
Recurring theme is 'Don't do it'! (7)
Stop whistleblower running into shower, say The Times Cryptic 07 Aug 2024
Complaint oft-repeated when fire ran amok (7)
Recurring line in a song(7)
To forbear, it may be a burden (7)
Chorus; keep oneself from (7)
Curb the chorus (7)
___ from, stop (7)
Stop at the chorus (7)
Check the chorus (7)
Official weather forecast possibly a burden
Forbear to check out the RAF activity (7)
Strain to prevent oneself from (7)
Keep oneself (from)
Hold back part of song
What you could play but forbear from? (7)
Hold back repeated line in a song (7)
Hold back repeated lines
Strain to keep from (7)
Don't allow oneself to make the chorus (7)
Abstain from chorus (7)
Don't continue R.A.F. arrangement in control (7)
Don't allow oneself to be a burden in music (7)
Don't strain (7)
Hold back official before wet weather (7)
Abstain from recurring subject (7)
Chorus of "Desist!"
Abstain from a few bars (7)
Being in control brother finds a burden The Guardian Cryptic 16 Nov 2023
Desist The Guardian Speedy 20 Aug 2023
Stop chorus The Times Cryptic 02 Aug 2023
Don't be a burden The Guardian Cryptic 19 Dec 2022
Hold back repeated melody The Times Cryptic 07 Dec 2022
Quit chorus The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Sep 2022
Desist The Guardian Quick 28 Jul 2022
Chorus The Guardian Quick 24 Jun 2022
Hold back about female artist elected The Telegraph Cryptic 16 May 2022
Resist temptation Wall Street Journal 12 Apr 2022
Avoid singing in a group
Stop from trembling in fear behind king
Do without chorus
Stop part of song
Stop female artist wearing check The Sun Two Speed 11 Jun 2021
Stop the music The Sun Two Speed 03 May 2021
Chorus The Sun Two Speed 03 May 2021
Chorus The Guardian Speedy 04 Apr 2021
Part of a pop song that often contains the title The Washington Post Sunday 04 Apr 2021
It's repeated at the end of each verse Irish Times Simplex 25 Feb 2021
Song part that's repeated USA Today 18 Feb 2021
Owner of whistle has come down for chorus The Telegraph Cryptic 10 Jan 2021
'E-I-E-I-O,' e.g USA Today 03 Jan 2021
Judge shower song The Telegraph Toughie 16 Sep 2020
Judge drops old burden
“E-I-E-I-O,” for one Wall Street Journal 08 Sep 2020
Forbear, abstain (from) The Times Concise 01 Sep 2020
'Fa la la la la, la la la la,' e.g New York Times 28 Aug 2020
Desist The Telegraph Quick 09 Jun 2020
Hold back burden
Words repeated after verses The Times Concise 02 May 2020
Words repeated in four-letter torrent undermining referee The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Apr 2020
Avoid repeating lines
The chorus of a song The Times Specialist Sunday 22 Dec 2019
Hold back burden
Cease The Telegraph Quick 08 Sep 2019
"Fa la la la la, la la la la," e.g Universal 06 Sep 2019
'Stop!' Who stops play? What stops play?
Stop umpire having shower
‘Stop!' Who stops play? What stops play?
Song part Thomas Joseph 04 Feb 2019
Repeated lines in verse The Times Concise 17 Jan 2019
"Fa la la la la, la la la la," e.g.
Stop the music
Stay away from whistle-blower and rule soundly The Telegraph Cryptic 02 May 2018
Avoid touching female on shower
Repeated song section Eugene Sheffer 16 Oct 2017
Burden match official with announcement of rule
Card-carrying official drops burden
Desist as sports official given reason for stopping play?
Burden of brother in control
Stop / lines repeated in song
Forbear The Telegraph Quick 21 May 2017
Do without chorus The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Mar 2017
Burden umpire with bad weather The Telegraph Cryptic 31 Jan 2017
Stop in a few bars
Brother's in control: keep away The Times Cryptic 25 Oct 2016
Brother's in control: keep away
Chorus Universal 11 Oct 2016
Stop female artist wearing check The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Sep 2016
Repeated part of a song Universal 14 Jun 2016
Desist, abstain The Telegraph Quick 05 Jun 2016
Hold back from the chorus
I fear troubles, getting Navy to curb or stop The Telegraph Toughie 26 Jan 2016
Repeated part of a song
Chorus
Desist from much-repeated saying The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Nov 2015
Tune from the Queen squeezing foot in shower
Do without the chorus
Exercise restraint Canadiana 17 Aug 2015
The Man in Black drops chorus
Arbiter drops recurring phrase The Times Cryptic 03 Feb 2015
The repeated lines at the end of verses Irish Times Simplex 26 Jan 2015
Break off from chorus
"E-I-E-I-O," say
Chorus
Stop the music
Song's chorus
It's sung more than once
Repeated song section
"Fa la la la la la la la la," e.g.
Song's chorus
"Fa la la la la la la la la," e.g.
It may follow a bridge
Song's chorus
Song's chorus
Song part
Chorus
Recurring theme
Chorus
Ditty
Recurring theme
Chorus
Abstain from
Song chorus
Desist
Chorus.
"Lest we forget" is one.
Abstain.
Burden.
Burden of a song.
Hey nonny, nonny.
Forbear.
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