stopping
/ˈstɑpɪŋ/
noun
- The act of ceasing movement or activity.
- The train's stopping at each station caused delays.
- There is no stopping him once he starts talking.
- The sudden stopping of the bus threw everyone forward.
- A filling material used in dentistry to repair a cavity.
- The stopping fell out, so I have to go back to the dentist.
- The dentist put a stopping in my molar.
- She needed a new stopping for her old filling.
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adjective
- That causes something to stop or cease.
- This is a stopping train, meaning it stops at every station.
- The stopping power of the brakes was impressive.
- The medicine has a stopping effect on the cough.