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Tripping vs Stopping - What's the difference?

tripping | stopping |

As verbs the difference between tripping and stopping

is that tripping is while stopping is .

As nouns the difference between tripping and stopping

is that tripping is the act of one who trips while stopping is the act of something that stops; a halt.

As an adjective tripping

is quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

tripping

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly
  • (heraldry, not comparable) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.
    • a buck tripping

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who trips.
  • * 1821 , The Recreative Review, or Eccentricities of Literature and Life
    • At present we only produce some of those slips and trippings of the tongue and pen to which we are all liable in our unguarded moments

    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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