stop
verb (used with object)
to cease from, leave off, or discontinue.
is stopping
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present progressiveof stop (3rd 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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But then nothing now is stopping these firms from “pacing the frontier” on their own, to use Mr. Amodei’s phrase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The most engaging of interviewees, the difficulty is stopping him talking.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Advocates of the fix also note that no one is stopping collectors from levying taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The next step is stopping those leaks before they burst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
“To see what they are eating, and after seeing they are boiling the same leaves and giving their children to drink. It is stopping kwashiorkor.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
