ending

[US]/ˈendɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈendɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the final part of a story or event.

Phrases & Collocations

Happy ending

Unexpected ending

Tragic ending

Satisfying ending

Twist ending

nerve ending

ending point

ending inventory

sensory nerve ending

Example Sentences

the ending of the cold war.

The ending of the play is comic.

a happy ending to a so-so season.

the never-ending search for happiness.

A period is the regular ending for a sentence.

a suitably uplifting ending for the film

the ending of one relationship and the beginning of another.

The story's ending arouses a frisson of terror.

the ending of the novel is too pat and contrived.

the never-ending flight of future days.

young people ending up as factory fodder.

happy endings rarely happen off-screen.

he played a key part in ending the revolt.

the direct train link was ending because of poor patronage.

A surprise ending is the signature of an O. Henry short story.

synaptic nerve endings; the synaptic phase in meiosis.

the leaders promised to cooperate in ending the civil war.

she fidgets me with her never-ending spit and polish.

many felt that the ending rendered the story incomplete, or at least indeterminate.

the union said staff would not be terrorized into ending their strike.

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