stopping

was successful in stopping the leak of oil.

Are you stopping to drink tea?

He's stopping at Tom's in town.

Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the highway.

suddenly stopping the drug may result in cold turkey.

was whistle-stopping and glad-handing for the last five months.

I am in favor of stopping work now.

Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the superhighway.

they loitered along in the sunshine, stopping at the least excuse.

My printer’s gone haywire. It keeps stopping and starting.

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A red bus is stopping at the bus stop.

Instead of stopping to speak, she passed by with only a distant nod.

The sudden stopping of the car plunged him forwards.

The rope had twisted itself around the wheel, stopping the motor.

slowly they advanced, stopping every so often and then reorienting themselves.

The most commonly cited reasons for stopping the treatment were lack of efficacy and side effects.

The travelers were hindered by storms throughout their journey. Often the word implies stopping or prevention:

By stopping all payments to her sons, she made all three of them poor at one blow.