Definitions for stopping
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fillet, stoppingnoun

   fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

2. stoppingnoun

   the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch

   "the violinist's stopping was excellent"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stoppingnoun

   Material for filling a cavity.

2. stoppingnoun

   A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.

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1. stopping

   Stopping refers to the act of ceasing movement or activity, to bring or come to a halt or an end. It is the process of discontinuing a particular action, behavior, or motion. It can be applied in various contexts such as in transit, action, or operation of machinery, among other scenarios.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Stopping

   of Stop

2. Stoppingnoun

   material for filling a cavity

3. Stoppingnoun

   a partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air

4. Stoppingnoun

   a pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist

Matched Categories

1. • Fastener
   • Playing

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stopping' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2631

Anagrams for stopping »

1. toppings

How to pronounce stopping?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stopping in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stopping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of stopping in a Sentence

1. Chris Beyrer:

   Despite the evidence that shows very clearly that providing sterile injecting equipment does not encourage people to inject, it's a widely held view that what we should be doing is stopping injecting drug use.

2. Andy Brogan:

   The valuation gap is closing. If prices stay in the $40-$70 band it will not change people's fundamental expectations on where the market is going, a number of people are looking very seriously at buying assets so (volatility) doesn't seem to be stopping an uptick in processes.

3. Trooper Ed Andersson:

   I hope people understand that he had to do what he had to do to save somebody else's life, getting involved isn't a bad thing, even if it's just stopping to call 911.

4. Arne Duncan:

   Let's just say for example, instead of 13,000 police officers we had 8,000, but we had 5,000 more outreach workers, clinicians, life coaches, educators, job developers who are stopping the violence, we've got to give them a reason to stop committing crimes and put down the guns.

5. Bruce Montgomery:

   Yes, we are, what does entrepreneurship have to do with stopping violence?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stopping
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stopping
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopping