'Intermitting' definitions:
Definition of 'Intermitting'
From: GCIDE
- Intermit \In`ter*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermitting.] [L. intermittere; inter between + mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's self) with, F. s'entremettre. See Missile.] To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend. [1913 Webster]
- Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. --Shak. [1913 Webster]