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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The most engaging of interviewees, the difficulty is stopping him talking.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Someone must venture to the far side of the cosmos to investigate whatever factor is stopping the solar Pac-Man out there, in hopes of bringing it back to our solar system and saving our sun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The next step is stopping those leaks before they burst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Sure, no one is stopping anyone from sauntering into their local grocery store dressed to the nines in faux fur and pumps.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025
“Do you think a bus is stopping here tomorrow at one to take Sister Rita to an evacuation center?”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
