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stopping

[ stop-ing ]

noun

Mining.
  1. a barrier erected to prevent the flow of air or gas.


stopping

/ ˈɒɪŋ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a dental filling
  2. a solid barrier in a mine tunnel to seal off harmful gases, fire, fresh air from used air, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. making many stops in a journey

    a stopping train

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stopping1

1700–05; special use of stopping, verbal noun of stop; -ing 1
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Example Sentences

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And there has been no stopping the Red Dragons since.

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Boasberg said that Trump administration officials violated his orders by not stopping a plane carrying deportees to El Salvador.

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It has also hit back with reciprocal measures against Delhi, and said stopping water flow "will be considered as an Act of War".

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In his dashcam video, Benson can be seen stopping his car as his husband rolls down a window to ask the teens to repeat the slurs.

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On several occasions the courts have stepped in to halt the cost-cutting moves, at least once blocking Doge directly when a judge stopping the agency from accessing personal data held within US Treasury records.

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stopperStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening