Keywords: spasmodic, intermittent, stop-start, interrupted, spasmodically, intermittently
Sign Definition
As a Verb or Adjective
1. To happen suddenly for short periods of time at irregular intervals. English = (be) spasmodic, (be) intermittent.
2. Of an activity, to stop and start several times, usually because something else interrupts. English = (be) stop-start, (be) interrupted.
As Modifier
1. Used next to a verb to mean it happens suddenly for short periods of time at regular intervals. English = spasmodically, intermittently.
