refraining

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refraining

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of refrain

noun refrainings

The act of one who refrains from doing something. Their refrainings from evil are members of at least one active causal chain[…]

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@misc{refraining_2026,
  title = {refraining},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/refraining},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}