Both Uses of
refrain
in
Hard Times
- 'Hear me out,' said Bounderby, 'and refrain from cutting in till your turn comes round.†
Chpt 3.3 *
- Amazing creatures they were in Louisa's eyes, so white and pink of complexion, so scant of dress, and so demonstrative of leg; but it was very agreeable to see them crowding about Sissy, and very natural in Sissy to be unable to refrain from tears.†
Chpt 3.7
Definition:
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(refrain as in: refrain from laughing) avoid or resist doing something