Word Finder - stopping

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To cease moving.

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I stopped at the traffic lights.

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To not continue.

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Soon the rain will stop.

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To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

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The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks.

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To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).

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One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting.

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To cause (something) to come to an end.

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The referees stopped the fight.

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To close or block an opening.

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He stopped the wound with gauze.

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(often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.

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To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22.

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To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.

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He stopped at his friend's house before continuing with his drive.

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To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.

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To punctuate.

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To make fast; to stopper.

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The act of something that stops; a halt.

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constant startings and stoppings

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Material for filling a cavity.

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A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.

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A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.

And why are you stopping here?

The officer searched till six o'clock in the evening without even stopping to eat.

There's nothing stopping you from finishing school.

He darted off the elevator and down the hall, stopping in front of her apartment.

Petya cried, stopping outside the door.

He held up his hand in a stopping gesture.

What are you stopping for?

Stopping at the top of the stairs, she wept silently, wishing to help him, but having not a clue how.

Before she could respond, Kris strode from the doorway down the path, stopping in front of the two approaching.

She walked the short distance into the house and down the hallway, stopping when she reached the doorway.

Stopping in front of the Pavlograds, the Tsar said something in French to the Austrian Emperor and smiled.

On seeing the young master, the elder one with frightened look clutched her younger companion by the hand and hid with her behind a birch tree, not stopping to pick up some green plums they had dropped.

Even if you're only visiting the city for fun, you might be interested in stopping by some of the restaurants in the city.

During the interim we learned the sad news of the death of the Alabama Deputy Sheriff who was shot multiple times after stopping the kidnapper of eight year old Jennifer Morley.

They huffed their way, with Jennifer laughingly stopping to catch her breath every few steps.

A small rock trickled down, bouncing and skipping before stopping by Dean's shoe—the slight noise was a rumble in the mountain stillness.

First Jennifer Radisson called to ask about stopping by after dinner.

He ignored them and went to a place only he knew, stopping when he was atop the graves he sought.

He returned to the castle, stopping at the sound of commotion from the direction of the forest before he reached the entrance.

Father says he can fly nearly all day without stopping.

Is everyone all right? he thought, stopping for a moment with a sinking heart, and then immediately starting to run along the hall and up the warped steps of the familiar staircase.

Why are these people with frightened faces stopping me?

A'Ran moved toward her again, stopping outside of arms' reach.

Stopping her seemed not to enter Dean's mind as she placed a chair in the middle of the room, looking up to make sure it was directly beneath the hanging brass fixture.

His gaze traveled over her face, stopping on her lips.

There is no stopping to read the riot act, no firing over the heads of the mob, in this case.

Kutuzov walked through the ranks, sometimes stopping to say a few friendly words to officers he had known in the Turkish war, sometimes also to the soldiers.

Nicholas, not stopping to talk to the man, asked his sister and Petya to wait for him and rode to the spot where the enemy's, Ilagin's, hunting party was.

He had a habit of stopping short in the middle of his talk and gazing intently with his laughing, kindly eyes.

The risk of miscarriage is too great to recommend suddenly stopping the treatment.

Brady bristled and strode to her, stopping when he was close enough for their bodies to touch in an unmistakable attempt at intimidation.

He looked up instinctively, sensing something different about this thunder.  It didn't sound like the rumbling thunder he'd heard in the mortal world.  It sounded like an explosion in the sky.  The jungle canopy blocked his view, so he leapt up to catch the branch of the nearest tree.  He scaled the tree quickly, stopping only when he broke through the layers of leaves.  More tiny explosions came, and he twisted to see what they were.

As soon as Dean was clear, the other car pulled in, stopping in front of the garage.

There was no stopping the chaos that reigned over the entire Parkside Police Department until Wednesday when in rode feder­al agent Jonathan Winston.

The entire trip took just over an hour with the driver, a volunteer from Amarillo, Texas who never stopping his constant drawl of friendly conversation, little of which Dean heard.

His gaze wandered over her face again, this time stopping at her eyes.

Without waiting for an answer, he headed for the kitchen, stopping briefly to turn on the stereo.

They crossed the field, stopping at the pond when Jonathan insisted on watching the wild ducks.

He approached her again, stopping only when she grew tenser.

They Traveled, stopping at the base of the tree at the center of the orchard.

Darian moved forward as if in a dream, stopping within the shade of apple trees as he gazed at the scene before him.

Darian strode to her, not stopping until she took a step away.

He jogged down to the study, stopping at the sight of the bassinet beside Sofi's favorite chair.

Suddenly, the boy's gaze sharpened, and he pushed past him, stopping after a few steps.

He approached, stopping when he sensed the guards bunching closer.

She took the reins to her horse and mounted, stopping only when he caught her arm.

A strong hand gripped her arm, stopping the fall.

Stopping by the employment office, she contracted for temporary help to put up the fence.

But the truth is, there's nothing stopping either of them from striking in the same spot repeatedly.

He entered the kitchen, stopping too close for her comfort.