- present participle of stop.
stopping
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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
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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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The defense came up big again, stopping the Eagles on downs at the Rams’ two-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
China is "not building one base in Laos and stopping", he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 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
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
Lady Constance Ashton prattled without stopping, as if she were trying to keep herself company.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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
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
But now they were no longer checked and halted by the alternate stoppings for set-ups and turning-points, and no longer was Blake encumbered with the care of the level.
From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by George Brehm
The time was flying rapidly in leaps and bounds, and it seemed as though the bells, whistles, and stoppings would never end.
From The Party by Constance Garnett
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