verb
- past tense of refrain; held oneself back from doing something
Examples
- She refrained from commenting on the controversial topic.
- The students refrained from talking during the exam.
- He refrained from eating dessert while on his diet.
- The politician refrained from making any promises.
- They refrained from using their phones during the meeting.
- I refrained from interrupting the speaker.
- The audience refrained from applauding until the end.