Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at intervals

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: at in-ter-vals
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

now and again; intermittently

Example Sentences

"His face was beautiful to look upon, and softly coloured like a girl’s face, and his expression one of gentle melancholy, mixed with some disdain; but fiery glints awoke at intervals in his eyes, and the lines of swift determination hovered round the mouth below his curled moustachios."

Questions

What does at intervals mean?: now and again; intermittently

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