Stopping
['stɑpɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; 'the violinist's stopping was excellent'.
Inputed by Dan--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stop
(n.) Material for filling a cavity.
(n.) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
(n.) A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
Editor: Maggie
Examples
- About a mile west from where I had been stopping a road comes up from the southeast, joining that from La Grange to Memphis. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Brass tubes can easily be bent by ramming full of sand, stopping the ends, and bending them over a curved surface. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I have been very happy here,' and Margaret closed her eyes by way of stopping the conversation. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Tom, said Eva, suddenly stopping, and pointing to the lake, there 't is. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I am stopping at the Elephant, she continued. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You see, said the old man, stopping and turning round, they--Hi! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- To stop the locomotive, the armature circuit was opened by the main switch, stopping the flow of current, and then brakes were applied by long levers. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- My friend,' said the thin gentleman, with a conciliatory hem--'have you got many people stopping here now? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Our stopping to change horses as I came to his postscript drove it out of my memory. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Well,' said Bounderby, stopping and facing about to confront them all, 'I'll tell you. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The latter attempted to rush in and break up the formation, but it was like stopping a buzz saw with the bare hand. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- A lady who is stopping in this house,' answered the girl. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He died while I was stopping up the two holes. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You are stopping in this house, Sir,' said the indignant little man; 'you are intoxicated now, Sir; you shall hear from me in the morning, sir. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- With these words, he led the way to the door, after stopping to pay for the liquor that had been drunk. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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