- 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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Whether it’s contributing to charity, stopping to talk to an elderly neighbor or, as you say, giving something — however modest — to a homeless person, every little bit helps.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
On Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that any deal would have to include an end to the US blockade stopping Iranian ships from using the waterway.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Stocks are falling and fear is rising as Wednesday’s global bond selloff shows no sign of stopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Having said that, that’s not stopping anybody from citing that case in environmental law cases.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The robot could have hiked on and on, never slowing or stopping, but the goose needed to rest.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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
Its stoppings and startings were endless; the night grew very cold; the old lady, gathering her fur cloak around her, resettled herself in her corner and slept again.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
In one of these stoppings, Lord Courtown backed a little from the suite to talk with us, and he said he saw what benefit I reaped from the waters!
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 by Fanny Burney
He roused the men, and the stoppings were at once removed from the loopholes.
From The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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