stopping
/ˈstɑpɪŋ/ noun A1- The act of something that stops; a halt. · constant startings and stoppings
- Material for filling a cavity in a tooth. · an amalgam stopping
- A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
- A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
Plural stoppings
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Then he began making loops and figures of eight with his body, and soft, oozy triangles that melted into squares and five-sided figures, and coiled mounds, never resting, never hurrying, and never stopping his low humming song.
Without stopping an instant the fierce beasts also began to cross the tree.
They walked along as fast as they could, Dorothy only stopping once to pick a beautiful flower; and after a time the Tin Woodman cried out: “Look!”
“Father,” said Mercédès, stopping when she had reached the centre of the table, “sit, I pray you, on my right hand; on my left I will place him who has ever been as a brother to me,” pointing with a soft and gentle smile to Fernand; but her words and look seemed to inflict the direst torture on him, for his lips became ghastly pale, and even beneath the dark hue of his complexion the blood might be seen retreating as though some sudden pang drove it back to the heart.
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