Definitions for ending
ˈɛn dɪŋend·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. ending, termination(noun)

   the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

   "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"

2. termination, ending, conclusion(noun)

   the act of ending something

   "the termination of the agreement"

3. end, ending(noun)

   the point in time at which something ends

   "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

4. ending, conclusion, finish(noun)

   event whose occurrence ends something

   "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

5. conclusion, end, close, closing, ending(noun)

   the last section of a communication

   "in conclusion I want to say..."

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. ending(Noun)

   A termination or conclusion.

2. ending(Noun)

   The last part of something.

3. ending(Noun)

   The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ending

   of End

2. Ending(noun)

   termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death

3. Ending(noun)

   the final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ending' in Nouns Frequency: #2849

Anagrams for ending »

1. ginned

How to pronounce ending?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ending in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ending in a Sentence

1. Peggy Noonan:

   I think we are seeing a great political party shatter before our eyes, but we are witnessing history. Something important is ending. It is hard to believe what replaces it will be better. No one knows where this goes. The top of The Republican Party and the bottom have split.

2. President Obama:

   Together we can change our culture for the better by ending violence against women and girls, artists have a unique power to change minds and attitudes and get us thinking and talking about what matters, and all of us, in our lives, have the power to set an example. Join our campaign to stop this violence.

3. Carl Soderbergh:

   It has been catastrophic in terms of communities having their lands taken from them ... ending up in urban areas without the skills they need to make a go of it, and the risk of losing their culture or religious practices as well.

4. Jan Creamer:

   These lions have endured hell on earth and now they are heading home to paradise. This is the world for which nature intended these animals for, it is the perfect ending to ADI’s operation which has eliminated circus suffering in another country.

5. Mahmoud Abbas:

   It is natural that Palestine is heading to the UN Security Council to issue a resolution setting a deadline for ending the occupation.

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