Both Uses of
intermittent
in
Lonesome Dove
- After that, the argument about the motto, or the appropriateness of the sign as a whole, surfaced intermittently when there was nothing else to argue about around the place.†
Chpt 7-8intermittently = in a manner that starts and stops at irregular intervals
- The lightning died and the hard rain stopped, but a drizzle continued; they hit intermittent patches of thick brush and had to back and turn and go on as best they could.†
Chpt 30-31 *intermittent = stopping and starting at irregular intervals