verb
- past tense of intermit; stopped or ceased temporarily; interrupted at intervals
Usage: formal
Examples
- The rain intermitted for a few hours before starting again.
- His fever intermitted throughout the night.
- The construction work intermitted during the winter months.
- The signal intermitted due to poor weather conditions.
- Her coughing intermitted only when she took the medicine.
- The power supply intermitted several times during the storm.