punctuate

to punctuate a piece of writing

a speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses.

a speech punctuated with cheers

We have not yet learned to punctuate correctly.

He did not bother to punctuate the telegraph message.

His speech was punctuated by catcalls.

the country's history has been punctuated by coups.

He made gestures to punctuate his speech.

a conversation occasionally punctuated by pregnant pauses.

The audience punctuated his speech by outbursts of applause.

a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children

she punctuates her conversation with snatches of song.

When it is punctuated, the meaning becomes clear.

The professor punctuated his lecture with a few well-chosen jokes.