quietrefrain
nounUK /ˈkwaɪət rɪˈfreɪn/
US /ˈkwaɪət rɪˈfreɪn/
A quiet refrain is a soft part of a song that repeats.
The lullaby ended with a quiet refrain that helped the baby fall asleep.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A repeated phrase said softly to calm someone.
She whispered a quiet refrain of reassurance until he stopped crying.
3. A repeated pattern of quiet behavior.
His quiet refrain of checking the door twice became a nightly habit.
4. A soft repeated line in a poem.
The poem closed with a quiet refrain about the sea.