expression, ichidan verb
stop in the middle of a sentence; break off what one was saying
Describes the action of starting to say something and then deliberately stopping before finishing.
彼は何か言いかけてやめた。
He started to say something but stopped.
言いかけてやめるのは失礼だと思って、最後まで話し
Thinking it would be rude to stop mid-sentence, I spoke to the end.