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
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
I am stopping at the Grand, if you find her explanations are not up to your requirements.”
From The Place of Honeymoons by Arthur Ignatius Keller
That is one reason why I am stopping.
From A Girl of the Commune by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
I am stopping with the Dwights, down at Merrill.
From The Wrong Woman by Charles D. Stewart
