intermitted

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But nature had given him a slimness and an actual grace he found, in his private self-scrutiny, almost girlish, nor could he wholly outwit and supplement her by the athletic training he never intermitted.

From Old Crow by Brown, Alice

Now his Toes, which had been black, grew red; the violet Spots in his Legs disappeared; the Swelling abated; the Pains became moderate, and intermitted.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

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

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert

The clapping of his hands was intermitted by a violent clapping of the chest on which he sat, first on the top, then on the sides and end.

From North-Pole Voyages by Mudge, Zachariah Atwell

Indeed, the lava was now almost ceasing to flow, and the bombardment of pumice-stone and fiery cinders had intermitted a little.

From The White Man's Foot by Allen, Grant