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Stopping vs Ending - What's the difference?

stopping | ending |

As verbs the difference between stopping and ending

is that stopping is present participle of lang=en while ending is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between stopping and ending

is that stopping is the act of something that stops; a halt while ending is a termination or conclusion.

stopping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that stops; a halt.
    • constant startings and stoppings
  • Material for filling a cavity.
  • (mining) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
  • A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
    • (Youatt)

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    ending

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A termination or conclusion.
  • The last part of something.
  • (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").

    • Synonyms

    * (termination or conclusion ): conclusion, end, termination * (last part of something ): end, finale * (grammar ):

    Phrases

    * bad ending * good ending

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