Interrupted
Interrupted adjective - Discontinued temporarily.
Shifting and interrupted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shifting" instead an adjective "Interrupted".
Shifting
Shifting adjective - Changing position or direction.
Interrupted and shifting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Interrupted" instead an adjective "Shifting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irregular and interrupted
- irregular and shifting
- capricious and interrupted
- capricious and shifting
- restless and interrupted
- restless and shifting
- unsettled and interrupted
- unsettled and shifting
- wandering and interrupted
- wandering and shifting
- uneven and interrupted
- uneven and shifting
- erratic and interrupted
- erratic and shifting
Both words in one sentence
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In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn's final fight is briefly interrupted when they move into a hall full of shifting energy doors that separates them.
Source: Mid-Battle Tea Break - Liam Neeson got a variant of this trope as Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace, calmly meditating before his final, brief duel with Darth Maul when their fight is briefly interrupted by the shifting of some laser doors.
Source: Obi-Wan Moment - Executive Meddling: Why Another World in Gensokyo II got interrupted and cancelled (then turned into Crossroads in SW proper) thanks to Mikirin, and one reason that led to Shifting Worlds being created in the first place.
Source: Roleplay / Shifting Worlds
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