cease
noun
1. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
verb
1. put an end to a state or an activity
Similar word(s): discontinue, quit, stop
Definition categories: stative
2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Similar word(s): end, finish, stop, terminate
Definition categories: stative
Sentences with cease as a verb:
- And with that, his twitching ceased.
- And with that, he ceased twitching.