- present participle of stop.
stopping
Example Sentences
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It’s very difficult when you’re stopping and going and nowadays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
China is "not building one base in Laos and stopping", he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
She told Fide in an interview on Sunday about making history: "I'm happy to do it, but I want to keep going and keep making history as well, instead of just stopping here."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Whether it’s contributing to charity, stopping to talk to an elderly neighbor or, as you say, giving something — however modest — to a homeless person, every little bit helps.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Then, on March 31, the ground under Mount St. Helens rolled for a full two minutes without stopping.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
There were so many things going on with the police stoppings and stuff at the time, and it just really hit me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2020
Smith also likes to push his clarinet above top C or to engage in a series of strangely manipulated double and triple stoppings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shirley generally brought her sketch-book and there were pleasant stoppings here and there.
From The S. W. F. Club by Caroline E. (Caroline Elliott Hoogs) Jacobs
Then they sent her to the Redchester dentist, a hitherto sufficient man, who tortured her with tentative stoppings and turned what had been dull and smooth into excitement and jerks.
From The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth von Arnim
There were no stoppings, no delays, no pain, and no aunt.
From The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth von Arnim
