Definitions for stopping
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stoppingnoun

   Material for filling a cavity.

2. stoppingnoun

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

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say stopping in sign language?

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. Aaron Stephens:

   We are urging students to understand the imperative role that they play in stopping this community spread and, ultimately, saving lives, michigan State University students is committed to doing everything we can to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

2. Adnan Ghaith:

   Palestinians in Judaize Jerusalem are not going anywhere, we will resist and be strong as always, but we call on the International community to take its historical responsibilities by stopping those endless crimes and protect our people in Judaize Jerusalem.

3. Benjamin Lawsky:

   We believe there are likely widespread problems with transaction monitoring and filtering systems throughout the industry, improving those systems is critical to stopping criminal activity, including terrorism.

4. Steven Ciobo:

   Stopping the spread of Zika in the Pacific is essential to protecting Australia from the virus, which has seen a resurgence in our region.

5. Brandon Foster:

   I called this man out at a red light for driving like a maniac, he then followed me to my destination driving recklessly, and stopping traffic to continue the argument.

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