Hyphenation of Stopping

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Stopping? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Stop-ping

Definitions of Stopping:

1.
Fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
2.
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
3.
Come to a halt, stop moving
The car stopped She stopped in front of a store window
4.
Put an end to a state or an activity
Quit teasing your little brother
5.
Stop from happening or developing
Block his election Halt the process
6.
Interrupt a trip
We stopped at Aunt Mary's house They stopped for three days in Florence
7.
Cause to stop
Stop a car Stop the thief
8.
Prevent completion
Stop the project Break off the negotiations
9.
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
Check the expansion or influence of Arrest the downward trend Check the growth of communism in South East Asia Contain the rebel movement Turn back the tide of communism
10.
Seize on its way
The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
11.
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
Either spatial or metaphorical The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other My property ends by the bushes The symphony ends in a pianissimo
12.
Render unsuitable for passage
Block the way Barricade the streets Stop the busy road
13.
Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
Hold on a moment!

Synonyms of Stopping:

noun fillet, fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
noun playing

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