Clues for the word "REFRAIN"
We've had 52 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 87 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on March 22, 2024.
Definition of refrain
- v. t. - To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
- v. t. - To abstain from
- v. i. - To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
- v. - The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.
Referring Clues
- Chorus
- Repeated part of a song
- It may follow a bridge
- "Fa la la la la la la la la," e.g.
- Song's chorus
- It's sung more than once
- Repeated song section
- Forbear
- "E-I-E-I-O," say
- Exercise restraint
- Hold back from the chorus
- Keep oneself (from)
- Keep away from the chorus ...
- Abstain
- Stop oneself (from doing something)
- Stop in a few bars
- Stop
- The burden is "Don't!"
- Don't air
- Stop to get air
- Stop - chorus
- Strain to prevent oneself from
- Forbear to call the ref a shower
- Something you could sing but you don't
- Cease - repeated phrase
- The Man in Black drops chorus
- Do without the chorus
- Chorus of "don'ts"?
- Don't sing the chorus
- Abstain from repetitive strain
- The judge drops repeated lines
- Hold back the chorus
- Musical phrase
- Hold the burden
- Hold back (from)
- Stop umpire having shower
- Hold back referee and rain will follow
- Judge drops advice to abstain
- Stop female artist wearing check
- Stop the music
- Hold back repeated lines
- Hold back part of song
- Strain to keep from
- Forbear to check out the RAF activity
- One might forbear to sing it
- The notes you keep from
- "E-I-E-I-O," e.g.
- Something you could sing but don't
- Rondo repeat
- Song part that's repeated
- You can sing this, but please don't!
- Forbear from, though it's a bit of a strain
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - March 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - February 09, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 24, 2024
- Daily Quick - December 25, 2023
- Daily Quick - November 30, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - October 22, 2023
- Daily Quick - September 22, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 21, 2023
- Daily Quick - July 18, 2023
- Daily Quick - July 03, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 07, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - March 22, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - December 16, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - December 06, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - December 02, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - October 17, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - October 06, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 03, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - July 16, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - June 24, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - June 21, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - June 17, 2022
- Daily Quick - June 16, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - January 24, 2018
- Daily Quick - November 30, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - November 09, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - October 22, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 16, 2017
- Daily Quick - September 22, 2017
- And in 57 more crossword puzzles...