- present participle of stop.
stopping
Americannoun
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stoppings
plural
noun
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informal a dental filling
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a solid barrier in a mine tunnel to seal off harmful gases, fire, fresh air from used air, etc
adjective
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of stopping
1700–05; special use of stopping, verbal noun of stop; see -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Many of these tourists are visiting multiple times a year, stopping at the Eiffel Tower and the Colosseum, but also taking country walks in the Cotswolds and Viking cruises on the Danube.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Brad O'Neill was sin-binned four minutes later for a dangerous tackle, but there was no stopping Wigan and their 12 men held firm before French broke and kicked for Field to score.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
These changes indicate that Agulhas Leakage weakened dramatically and may have come close to stopping.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
There was so much curiosity surrounding the mural, and people kept stopping to ask me questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Bees make honey,” Flora corrected, stopping in her tracks and letting her scowl hit me full force.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
It was so far to come, she said; no doubt it was, if these stoppings and doublings were counted in.
From The Life of the Fields by Jefferies, Richard
As the roads advance other pillars are driven through in the same manner, the passages first made being closed by stoppings of broken rock, or built up with brick and mortar walls, or both.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
There were no stoppings, no delays, no pain, and no aunt.
From The Pastor's Wife by Arnim, Elizabeth von
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