intermittently
Stopping or starting at intervalsStopping or starting at intervals.
» The fluorescent light was faulty and flickered on and off intermittently.
Die Leuchtstofflampe war defekt und flackerte stoßweise an und wieder aus. — Yorwba
patgfisher · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(not comparable)Stopping or starting at intervals.
absatzweise
периоди́ческиperiodíčeski, с перерывамиs pereryvami, вре́мя от вре́мениvrémja ot vrémeni
- in an intermittent manner
Examples
3 sentencesThe fluorescent light was faulty and flickered on and off intermittently.
deDie Leuchtstofflampe war defekt und flackerte stoßweise an und wieder aus. — Yorwba
Sami was checking his phone intermittently.
It was snowing intermittently.
Translations
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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