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cessando

[se-sˈɑ̃-du]
verb
ceasing, stopping, discontinuing
1. Present participle of 'cessar' - to stop, cease, or end an action or state
The rain is ceasing.
A chuva está cessando.
2. Gradually stopping or diminishing (used in music as a tempo marking)
The music was cessando towards the end of the piece.
A música estava cessando no final da peça.
Synonyms
parandoterminandofinalizandointerrompendo
Antonyms
começandoiniciandoprosseguindocontinuando

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
cessando
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
cessando
Standard usage in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

cessando fogo - ceasefire
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