stopping

American  

[stop-ing] / ˈstɒp ɪŋ /

noun

Mining.

1. a barrier erected to prevent the flow of air or gas.

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stopping British  

/ ˈstɒpɪŋ /

noun

1. informal a dental filling

2. a solid barrier in a mine tunnel to seal off harmful gases, fire, fresh air from used air, etc

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adjective

1. making many stops in a journey

   a stopping train

Etymology

Origin of stopping

1700–05; special use of stopping, verbal noun of stop; see -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The ongoing REMAIN-1 trial is designed to test whether this renewal of the intestinal lining can trigger a lasting metabolic reset, helping the body maintain weight loss after stopping medications like semaglutide or tirzepatide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

It will involve nearly 1,100 law enforcement, intelligence and military officers in northern France, tasked with tracking down illegal migrants and stopping them boarding boats.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

This is what scares people the most about stopping work before at least age 62.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

And if cleanup is what’s stopping you: it doesn’t have to be a whole thing.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Clare scrambled forward, stopping with his nose a whisker from Gingersnipes’s.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman