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- [stop-ing]
- /ˈstɒp ɪŋ/
- /ˈstɔpɪŋ/
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- [stop-ing]
- /ˈstɒp ɪŋ/
Definitions of stopping word
- noun stopping the act of stopping. 1
- noun stopping a cessation or arrest of movement, action, operation, etc.; end: The noise came to a stop. Put a stop to that behavior! 1
- noun stopping a stay or sojourn made at a place, as in the course of a journey: Above all, he enjoyed his stop in Trieste. 1
- noun stopping a place where trains or other vehicles halt to take on and discharge passengers: Is this a bus stop? 1
- noun stopping a closing or filling up, as of a hole. 1
- noun stopping a blocking or obstructing, as of a passage or channel. 1
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Origin of stopping
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-05; special use of stopping, verbal noun of stop; see -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stopping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stopping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stopping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stopping
noun stopping
- cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
- desistance — to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- discontinuance — the act or state of discontinuing or the state of being discontinued; cessation: the discontinuance of a business.
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- interception — an act or instance of intercepting.
adjective stopping
- deterring — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
Antonyms for stopping
adj stopping
- aeonian — everlasting
- around the clock — continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.
- around-the-clock — all day and all night
- at all times — all the time, constantly
- bulldogged — one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
adjective stopping
- endless — Having or seeming to have no end or limit.
- eternal — Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
- interminate — Without end or limit; boundless; infinite.
- longwinded — Alternative spelling of long-winded.
- neverending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
Top questions with stopping
- car shaking when stopping?
See also
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