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

1. fillet, stopping(noun)

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

2. stopping(noun)

   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. stopping(Noun)

   Material for filling a cavity.

2. stopping(Noun)

   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. Stopping(noun)

   material for filling a cavity

3. Stopping(noun)

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

4. Stopping(noun)

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

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?

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   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. Chuck Schumer:

   The key to a strong agreement is protecting our intellectual property here in America and stopping the Chinese from keeping out our best goods until we hand over our trade secrets.

2. Takahide Kiuchi:

   The BOJ is powerless in stopping yield falls. It's a key flaw of YCC, which becomes dysfunctional when markets are too volatile, the BOJ may review YCC as early as September, as leaving yield declines unattended would hurt the policy's credibility.

3. Morgan Jackson:

   I'm still new to learning about politics. There's definitely a lot for me to learn, what worries me is that it's just going to be another election of bashing Republicans versus Democrats, as opposed to actually stopping to hear, 'What do you have to say?'.

4. President Obama:

   In Iraq and Syria, American leadership – including our military power – is stopping ISIL’s advance, instead of getting dragged into another ground war in the Middle East, we are leading a broad coalition, including Arab nations, to degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist group.

5. Barb Moles:

   I was just intent upon stopping him, i didn’t have any other thought in my head. I just knew I had to stop him.

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