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stopping
[ stop-ing ]
noun
- a barrier erected to prevent the flow of air or gas.
stopping
/ ˈstɒpɪŋ /
noun
- informal.a dental filling
- a solid barrier in a mine tunnel to seal off harmful gases, fire, fresh air from used air, etc
adjective
- making many stops in a journey
a stopping train
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I always wanted to have a career like his—except for the stopping work thing.
So there were deep reasons, both personal and artistic, for stopping my story at that point.
Cook walked more slowly than most, stopping to engage with passersby who expressed their own frustration and support.
His bloodthirsty fighters might be Baghdad's best hope of stopping the Islamic State.
That really hit me, the continuous flow of ideas without stopping.
He got her into a cab at last, and they had reached the Haggards' house in May Fair, at which, they were stopping for the night.
“Confound it, no;” rejoined Mr. Simmery, stopping for an instant to smash a fly with the ruler.
She turned back into the room and began to walk to and fro down its whole length without stopping, without resting.
If there be no facilities for stopping for the night, a driver is not negligent should he proceed through the fog.
She would not see the offered hand, but swept onwards with a cold curtsey, stopping just a moment to speak to her husband.
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