- present participle of stop.
stopping
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stoppings
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noun
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informal a dental filling
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a solid barrier in a mine tunnel to seal off harmful gases, fire, fresh air from used air, etc
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of stopping
1700–05; special use of stopping, verbal noun of stop; see -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The defense came up big again, stopping the Eagles on downs at the Rams’ two-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
A relentless triple-header beginning in Azerbaijan and stopping in Malaysia finally concludes in Singapore next Sunday, 11 Oct.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
China is "not building one base in Laos and stopping", he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
When it comes to slowing down or “pacing” cutting-edge AI development, an idea advocated by Anthropic CEO Amodei and other AI leaders, Huang says there’s nothing stopping its creators from doing so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Seeing myself walking down that road with no one stopping me made me feel kind of funny inside.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
There were so many things going on with the police stoppings and stuff at the time, and it just really hit me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2020
Smith also likes to push his clarinet above top C or to engage in a series of strangely manipulated double and triple stoppings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its stoppings and startings were endless; the night grew very cold; the old lady, gathering her fur cloak around her, resettled herself in her corner and slept again.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
This must put off Hill's journey a while, and I don't like these stoppings in such an affair.
From The Journal to Stella by Jonathan Swift
Shirley generally brought her sketch-book and there were pleasant stoppings here and there.
From The S. W. F. Club by Caroline E. (Caroline Elliott Hoogs) Jacobs
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