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Definition of the day : « pausing »

  • verb wait, delay
Example sentences :
  • She then descended, and pausing at the great landing, heard other steps descending also.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • "'Ere we are, sir," said the cabman's nephew, pausing at the head of the steps.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Pausing only to verify the number, he sprang up the steps and found the bell-button.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • "Yes," said Carton, pausing again, and answering over his shoulder.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • "It's Morgan," Grim bellowed, not pausing an instant in his descent.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • "True," she said coolly, pausing before the door of her stateroom.
  • Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
  • "Give me my key," Mrs. Morton cried, pausing for a moment at the desk.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • He walked on tip-toe to the end of the corridor, pausing at every cell.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • Pausing at a cross-road, he selected a tree for one of his remaining announcements.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham