stop
verb (used with object)
to cease from, leave off, or discontinue.
am stopping
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present progressiveof stop (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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She concluded, “If he wants to make amends to me, I am open to it. But I am stopping the silence. #TimesUp.”
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2018
Or, better still, if you will come with me to the country hotel where I am stopping we will not be disturbed.
From The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar by Margaret Penrose
If I am stopping a bit in London you don't understand why; it's as if you had n't any perceptions either!
From The Path Of Duty by Henry James
I am stopping the way, and the linkman is getting quite excited over it.'
From The Talking Horse And Other Tales by F. Anstey
I am stopping with his Lordship said Mr Salteena and have a set of compartments in the basement so there.
From The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
