different between blocking vs stopping

English

Verb

blocking

1. present participle of block

Noun

blocking (countable and uncountable, plural blockings)

1. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
   • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

     Miss H.'s voice was clear and intelligible, although it alternated between vocal blockings and extreme vocal hurry, every clause being jetted out suddenly, and rapidly decaying into aphonia.

2. The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).
3. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
4. (computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.

Translations

Anagrams

• gin block

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: st?p??ng, IPA^(key): /?st?p??/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: st?p??ng, IPA^(key): /?st?p??/
• Hyphenation: stop?ping
• Rhymes: -?p??

Verb

stopping

1. present participle of stop

Derived terms

Noun

stopping (plural stoppings)

1. The act of something that stops; a halt.

2. Material for filling a cavity.
3. (mining) 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.
   • 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 .

Synonyms

• (act of something that stops): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause

Anagrams

• Toppings, toppings