stopping in English

verb

1

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

synonyms: conclude, come to an end/stop/standstill, cease, end, finish, draw to a close, be over, terminate, pause, break off, peter out, fade away

2

cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end.

this harassment has got to be stopped

synonyms: put an end/stop/halt to, bring to an end/stop/halt/close/standstill, end, halt, finish, terminate, discontinue, cut short, interrupt, nip in the bud, deactivate, shut down

3

block or close up (a hole or leak).

he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot

synonyms: block (up), plug, close (up), fill (up), seal, caulk, bung up, occlude

noun

fillet

verb

put an end/stop/halt to, cease, pull up, conclude, stem, prevent, thwart, block (up), lay off, discontinue, finish, contain, halt, block off, stop over, hold on, intercept
put an end/stop/halt to, bring to an end/stop/halt/close/standstill, end, halt, finish, terminate, discontinue, cut short, interrupt, nip in the bud, deactivate, shut down
cease, discontinue, desist from, break off, give up, abandon, abstain from, cut out, quit, leave off, knock off, pack in, lay off, give over
pull up, draw up, come to a stop/halt, come to rest, pull in, pull over, park
conclude, come to an end/stop/standstill, cease, end, finish, draw to a close, be over, terminate, pause, break off, peter out, fade away
stem, staunch, hold back, check, curb, block, dam, stay
prevent, hinder, obstruct, impede, block, bar, preclude, dissuade from
thwart, balk, foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, scotch, derail, put paid to, put the kibosh on, put a stop to, do for, stymie, scuttle, deep-six
block (up), plug, close (up), fill (up), seal, caulk, bung up, occlude
lay off, discontinue, quit, cease, give up
discontinue, break, break off
finish, cease, end, terminate
contain, hold back, check, turn back, arrest
halt
halt, block, kibosh
block off, blockade, bar, block, barricade, block up
stop over
hold on
intercept

Use "stopping" in a sentence

1. What's your stopping distance?

2. Abject heart-stopping terror.

3. Finger popping, ain't no stopping.

4. Ceasing: as in discontinuing, stopping

5. Blending without stopping between sounds

6. Arthroclisis Stopping this is time

7. Packing, stopping and insulating materials

8. Thanks for stopping our ball.

9. There's no stopping us now .

10. Members involved with stopping Bushmeat

11. So what's stopping you, Alaric?

12. In terms of stopping power per gram, the ideal material for stopping cosmic-ray protons is hydrogen.

13. But there was no stopping water breaking from a breaking womb and there was no stopping now.

14. WEX Accepting Merchant, TA/Petro Stopping

15. Learn more about stopping personalized ads.

16. He hurried past me without stopping.

17. He's stopping at Tom's in town.

18. Are you stopping to drink tea?

19. He hurried past them without stopping.

20. Armistices: a temporary stopping of fighting.

21. (Curve for testing stopping (accelerating) devices)”

22. Is our bombing stopping them? " " No. "

23. Armistice: a temporary stopping of fighting.

24. Are you stopping with your aunt?

25. • Stopping Hate-motivated Violence & Addressing Prejudice - Winnipeg

26. It snowed for three days without stopping.

27. We can go through Milano without stopping?

28. Laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime.

29. There's no quick fix for stopping pollution.

30. I won't sit down - I'm not stopping.

31. We travelled day and night without stopping.

32. Stopping the epidemic is of paramount importance.

33. Reasons for stopping the pill seemed unremarkable.

34. Stopping by me,you will feel safety.

35. During his fever he babbled without stopping.

36. We traveled day and night without stopping.

37. Packing, stopping and insulating materials, adhesive tapes

38. curve for calibrating accelerating or stopping device

39. Rather than stopping change, it accelerated change.

40. So much for the Israelis stopping our resupply.

41. Don't be stopping to smell the roses now.

42. Result: 50 cases all healed without stopping suckling.

43. Stopping Cheques You can countermand a cheque (called "stopping" the cheque) at any time before it is presented for payment

44. Thanks again for stopping by and rememberstay Bummy!

45. Cutoffs: the stopping of a process or activity

46. Stopping devices, guided on a rigid anchoring line

47. The needle keeps stopping at the same symbols

48. It's her break, so she's just stopping by.

49. I'm stopping in to wash my hair tonight.

50. Closure: the stopping of a process or activity