stopping

1 7.5

Pressing strings with fingers makes higher or lower notes on an instrument like a violin

noun
/ˈstɑːpɪŋ/

Specialized

: técnica de detener

Don’t stop…Stopping is not allowed.

Examples

(MUSIC STOPPING)

The Big Short (2015)
Self-conscious in extreme, I recited a few lines from Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."

Fiction book (1998)
NO STOPPING signs are posted all along the road.

Blog text (11)
-Stopping?

Flock of Dudes (2015)
Andrew says EVERYTHING he is doing out loud to me: "Shifting!" "Stopping!" "Coasting!" "Slowing!" "BUMP!"

Blog text (25)
Committing to Stopping

Blog text (11)
(MUSIC SLOWLY STOPPING)

Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
(VACUUM STOPPING)

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
To play the guitar well, mastering the technique of stopping is crucial for creating clear notes.
Good stopping allows violinists to produce accurate pitches that enhance the overall performance.

Compounds

stopping point

1 3.1

A time when an activity or event ends

show-stopping

1 5.1

Very impressive and hard to ignore

double stopping

Informal

1 8.4

Playing two notes at the same time on a violin or cello by pressing two strings

show-stopping

6.3

Causing a project or process to stop because of a serious problem

Surface Forms

stopping singular

stoppings plural

Etymology

Stopping comes from the common word stop, which means 'to block' or 'to make something stop'. On a violin or cello, 'stopping' is the pressing of a finger to block part of a string so it vibrates over a shorter length and makes a different note, so the word describes exactly what the player does.