different between stopped vs stopping

English

Etymology

From stop +? -ed. In some senses, the adjective follows from the verb; in others, it may derive directly from the noun stop.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /st?pt/

Verb

stopped

1. simple past tense and past participle of stop

Adjective

stopped (comparative more stopped, superlative most stopped)

1. (of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.

   We were stopped for more than three hours!

   They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help.

2. (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.

   A stopped clock is right twice a day.

3. (of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end.
4. (of a plant) In a well-pruned state.
5. (phonetics) Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.
   • 1874, Henry Sweet, A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period

     þ was first voiced and then stopped , becoming d

Derived terms

• a stopped clock is right twice a day

Translations

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