All 3 Uses of
refrain
in
Dune
- Yueh!" goes the refrain.†
Book 1
- Then I'll pose another question for you: What does it mean to you that you stand before another human, that you are bound and helpless and the other human holds a knife at your throat—yet this other human refrains from killing you, frees you from your bonds and gives you the knife to use as you will?†
Book 1
- Leto hesitated, almost activated his shield, but refrained because that would limit his movements, his hearing …. and because the captured shipment of lasguns had left him filled with doubts.†
Book 1 *
Definition:
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(refrain as in: refrain from laughing) avoid or resist doing something