stopper
/ˈstɑ.pɚ/ verb C2- To close a container by using a stopper. · He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.· The diaphragmatic spasm of his hiccup caused his epiglottis to painfully stopper his windpipe with a loud "hic".
He/she/it stoppers · Past stoppered · Past participle stoppered · -ing form stoppering
Verb forms
- Base form
- stopper
- He/she/it
- stoppers
- Past
- stoppered
- Past participle
- stoppered
- -ing form
- stoppering
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