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

This came amid reports of demonstrators stopping and harassing some motorists.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

What makes this fault especially unusual is that its larger earthquakes keep starting and stopping in nearly the same locations.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed that by stopping in Tokyo for two days on his way to the Trump-Xi Jinping summit in China.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

People that had nothing to do with the show were stopping their cars and looking at this whale moving on the Toronto shore.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

But Kayla stopped me, practically lunging at my hand and stopping it.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott