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stopping it

stopping it is the present participle and gerund of stop it.

Meaning of stop it

Verb

stop it (third-person singular simple present stops it, present participle stopping it, simple past and past participle stopped it)

  1. (imperative) Tells the listener to stop doing something, often an annoying but harmless activity aimed at the speaker.

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Questions about stopping it

What is stopping it the present participle and gerund of?
Stopping it is the present participle and gerund of stop it.

Words near stopping it in the dictionary

  1. stopping distance
  2. stopping distances
  3. stopping down
  4. stopping in
  5. stopping into
  6. stopping it
  7. stopping lead
  8. stopping off
  9. stopping out
  10. stopping over
  11. stopping power

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