dot dot dot
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Definition of dot dot dot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writing symbolpunctuation mark consisting of three dots
  • The sentence ended with a dot dot dot.
ellipsis

Interjection

speechindicates a pause or unfinished thought in speech
  • I was thinking... dot dot dot maybe we should wait.
ellipsis hesitation pause
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writing
small dot or mark in writing
culture
dot or mark used in Indian culture
games
result of rolling two dice showing one dot each
size
very small spot or dot
music
musical note with a dot increasing its duration by half
linguistics
vowel sound in words like 'top' and 'dot'
acen.
dice games
die face with one dot
technology
small dot or spot on a radar screen representing an object

Examples of dot dot dot in a sentence

  • The author used a dot dot dot to indicate a pause.
  • I was going to say... dot dot dot but I forgot.
  • He hesitated and said, dot dot dot, I'm not sure.

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  1. French:trois points, points de suspension, ...
  2. German:Punkt Punkt Punkt, ...
  3. Italian:puntini di sospensione, puntini puntini puntini, ...
  4. Spanish:puntos suspensivos, punto punto punto, ...
  5. Portuguese:reticências, ponto ponto ponto, ...
  6. Chinese:省略号, ......, ...
  7. Japanese:三点リーダー, えっと, ...
  8. Arabic:عَلامَةُ الحَذْف, نُقْطَة نُقْطَة نُقْطَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:שָׁלוֹשׁ נְקוּדוֹת, שָׁלוֹשׁ נְקוּדוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:многоточие, точка точка точка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:трикрапка, ...
  12. Hindi:त्रिबिंदु, ..., ...
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