intermitted

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Breugne made me observe that his pulse intermitted.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby

His breath, which had kept pace with the quick beating of his heart, intermitted, hesitated, was lost!

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert

The song was occasionally intermitted to give room to certain self-communings which the pastime suggested.

From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton

There, however, not only the intercourse with the idols, but the connection with Jehovah also, appears to be intermitted.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

The rain, which had never intermitted, fell with dismal hopelessness.

From Checkers A Hard-luck Story by Blossom, Henry M.