A refrain is a repeated line, phrase, or verse in a song or poem. It serves as a chorus or a point of emphasis throughout the piece.
To refrain from something is to stop from doing something. For instance, I might refrain from commenting on my friend's lack of fashion sense.
It can also mean a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song.
To "refrain" from something means you stop yourself from doing it. I "refrained" from dancing.. You didn't do it basically :/
ahimsa
Wanton basically means recklessly. So therefore, your statement means: To refrain (try not to) recklessly offend/hurt someone.
The word abstinence means to refrain from participating in a particular behavior.
Please refrain from using your cell phone during the meeting.
Refrain, desist, withold, withdraw, deny.
It means- don't spit in your hat
There is no refrain
In music, a refrain is an interlude that is neither the chorus nor a verse, like a bridge. 'Arbitrary' means that it does not relate to anything previous. I assume you're referring to the Bud advert here, where the band slow the chorus down and use only percussion instruments after the beardy guy tells them to 'throw in an arbtrary refrain' ? Whilst not being entirely arbitrary, it is indeed a refrain.
The only legal means of accomplishing this is to refrain from the use of illegal substances.
This is defined as a refrain. These can also be found quite often in songs.
refrain is a sentence that comes again and again in poem fore eg in this poem brooke _for men may come and m en may go but i go on forever