stopping
verbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈstɒpɪŋ//
- United States//ˈstɑpɪŋ//
- Australia//ˈstɔpɪŋ//
- New Zealand//ˈstɒpɪŋ//
- New Zealand/[ˈstɔ̟pɪŋ]/
The act of something that stops; a halt.
verb
- 1
Also a form of stoppresent participle and gerund of stop
noun
- 1
The act of something that stops; a halt.
constant startings and stoppings
the narrowings, widenings, divertings, or stoppings of the stream of breath
- 2
datedMaterial for filling a cavity in a tooth.
an amalgam stopping
curious antiquaries, sifting the ruins of time, when London is a grass-grown path and all those hurrying along the pavement this Wednesday morning are but bones with a few wedding rings mixed up in their dust and the gold stoppings of innumerable decayed teeth
Then one day a big stopping came out of one of my back teeth.
- 3
A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
- 4
A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse The drawing poultices and stoppings of farriers are often highly injurious, instead of abating inflammation .
Forms
- plural
- stoppings
stopping · The act of something that stops; a halt.
storage · The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.store · A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.storeroom · A room used for storage.