cease

/siːs/

noun

Meaning

Cessation; extinction (see without cease).

verb

Meaning

To stop.
"And with that, his twitching ceased."
To stop doing (something).
"And with that, he ceased twitching."
To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.

Synonyms

desert,

lack,

discontinue,

hold,

terminate,

arrest,

discontinue