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Refraining

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forbearverb(intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
desistverb(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
abstainverb(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
forebearverbObsolete spelling of forbear. [(transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.]
chorusverb(transitive) To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus.
abstentionnounThe act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
avoidingnounAvoidance.
dissuadingnounA dissuasion.
omissionnoun(uncountable) The act of omitting.
abstinencenounThe act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
failingnounweakness; defect
abstainingverb(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
excludingverb(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
refrenationnoun(obsolete) An act of refraining.
restrainingverbThe act by which someone or something is restrained.
refusalnounThe act of refusing.
restrainmentnounThe act of restraining.
renunciationnounThe act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
restrictionnounA regulation or limitation that restricts.
restraintnoun(uncountable) control or caution; reserve

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