different between stomping vs stopping

English

Verb

stomping

1. present participle of stomp

Adjective

stomping (comparative more stomping, superlative most stomping)

1. In a way that stomps or suggests stomping; stompy; thumping.

   a stomping techno track

Derived terms

• stompingly

Noun

stomping (plural stompings)

1. The act of one who stomps.
   • 2009, William Ayers, Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Antiwar Activist (page 184)

     Once in custody it got worse — systematic beatings, breaking people's glasses in their faces, mace at close range, stompings, and gauntlets to run.

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