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Meaning of Stopping | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈstɑpɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act of something that stops; a halt.
  2. Material for filling a cavity in a tooth.
  3. A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
  4. A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.

Equivalents

Bosanski prekid прекид
Ελληνικά ανάσχεση
Hrvatski prekid прекид
Bahasa Indonesia henti
日本語 きりあげ 停車 止め 留め 終止
Српски prekid прекид
Svenska halt

Examples

“constant startings and stoppings”
“an amalgam stopping”
“curious antiquaries, sifting the ruins of time, when London is a grass-grown path and all those hurrying along the pavement this Wednesday morning are but bones with a few wedding rings mixed up in their dust and the gold stoppings of innumerable decayed teeth”
“Then one day a big stopping came out of one of my back teeth.”
“1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse The drawing poultices and stoppings of farriers are often highly injurious, instead of abating inflammation .”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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