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• present participle of stop.

stopping

American  

[stop-ing] / ˈstɒp ɪŋ /

noun

Mining.

• stoppings
  plural

1. a barrier erected to prevent the flow of air or gas.

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stopping British  

/ ˈstɒpɪŋ /

noun

1. informal a dental filling

2. a solid barrier in a mine tunnel to seal off harmful gases, fire, fresh air from used air, etc

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adjective

1. making many stops in a journey

   a stopping train

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• stoppings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of stopping

1700–05; special use of stopping, verbal noun of stop; see -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

stopping stoppings

The intensity soon caught up with Wales though, who by the half-hour mark looked exhausted compared to their opponents, who never showed signs of stopping.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Back in the spring, before “La Bola Negra” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Guitarrica embarked on his first U.S. tour, stopping in Los Angeles at the Roxy in March.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Researchers believe the treatment could eventually offer a new way to combat obesity and potentially help people maintain weight loss after stopping popular weight loss medications.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

For Kim, stopping defections is essential to maintaining absolute control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Without stopping to catch his breath, Duane leaped into what was left of the Cold, Cold Ocean and paddled toward the Shipwreck.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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

But it took them an hour or two to reach the carryall, with frequent stoppings for rest, and when they reached it no one was in it.

From The Peterkin Papers by Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) Hale

I went to a dentist once, who professed to stop teeth without giving pain, and the beggar did stop my teeth without pain; but did they stay in, those stoppings?

From The Island Pharisees by John Galsworthy

There were no stoppings, no delays, no pain, and no aunt.

From The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth von Arnim

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