intermitted

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Moreover, the contact of her head with mine made me suffer so much that I am absolutely sure it was not intermitted for a single moment.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille

The doctors say in their account that it was while they intermitted the holding of our feet.

From The Death-Blow to Spiritualism Being the True Story of the Fox Sisters by Davenport, Reuben Briggs

The fierce equinoctial blasts which that year had lasted for more than a month, were followed by a fortnight of fitful, heavy rain, intermitted by sudden gales and stormy showers.

From The Pobratim A Slav Novel by Jones, P.

The habits of study are not easily retained during the long stretches of watch-keeping intermitted with hilarious trips ashore.

From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William

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

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert