Stopping

Word STOPPING
Character 8
Hyphenation stop ping
Pronunciations /ˈstɒpɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Stopping"

What do we mean by stopping?

To cease moving.

To not continue.

To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).

To cause (something) to come to an end.

To close or block an opening.

(often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.

To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.

To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.

To punctuate.

To make fast; to stopper.

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The word "stopping" in example sentences

Though one has to be careful of the term stopping the march of the supermarkets. ❋ Peter Troy (2007)

Less than a month later, Drayton would successfully defend his title stopping Moroccan born Said Skouma, (22-4), of France, in the ❋ Unknown (2009)

Here was a man who devotes his life to what he describes as stopping the mass killings of babies chastising an event for including someone in our program who wants to stop the mass killings of gays and lesbians. ❋ Thor Halvorssen (2010)

Additional warning information might have resulted in stopping other hijackers before they emplaned. ❋ Coleen Rowley (2010)

If you begin stopping at the Johnstown equivalents while going from PHL to PIT, you quickly dissipate much of the value that HSR might have had for PHL-PIT travelers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If Obama is so interested in stopping gushers by izoneguy ❋ Unknown (2010)

These two injuries, though, are definitely a concern as both Taylor and Whitley are vital in stopping Georgia Tech's dynamic option attack. ❋ Mark Giannotto (2010)

I raised my hand to volunteer my time and to see what the heck was the hold up in stopping the spill and what was slowing the clean-up. ❋ Anna Griffin (2010)

My own report, to be published shortly, will conclusively prove police discrimination in stopping sword slashing paranoid-schizophrenics 50 times more regularly than those in the general population, demanding the end of this prejudiced practice. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2010)

As often happens, it wasn't clear that the bad guys 'conspiracy made sense (and even less clear how the Doctor had got involved in stopping it; or for that matter where the cat's cradle of the title comes into it) but I very much enjoyed the ride. ❋ Nwhyte (2010)

The difference in stopping power compared to standard cantilevers is huge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But the strategy we have to use in stopping them is shaming and brow-beating the fat, retarded knuckle-draggers who buy every single issue of the "Summer Event". ❋ Unknown (2009)

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