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[ en-ding ] / ˈɛn dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ending ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna bringing or coming to an end; termination; close: Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season. the final or concluding part; conclusion: a story with a happy ending. death; destruction. Grammar. a morpheme, especially an inflection, at theend of a word, as -s in cuts. (not in technical use) any final word part, as the -ow of widow. Origin of endingbefore 1000; Middle English endyng,Old English endung.See end1, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM endingun·end·ing, adjectiveun·end·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby endingend game, endgate, end grain, endhand, Endicott, ending, end in itself, endive, end leaf, endless, end line Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for endingAnd more than that—the world is ending because of the changes that many of us see as positive. The Evangelical Apocalypse Is All Your Fault|Jay Michaelson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST The blast was so strong,” he said, “we thought the world was ending. The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Why is the ‘Kroll Show’ ending its hilarious run after only three seasons? The Zany Shades of Nick Kroll|Abby Haglage|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Later, as I was writing the book, I discovered the power of another reason for ending my book, basically, in 1978. How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were loud voices, including that of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), calling for ending the program entirely. SWAT Lobby Shoots to Kill Police Reform After Ferguson|Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST This the Mexican did, translating the Spanish paragraphs into English with fluent ease, ending by reading the list of witnesses. In the Shadow of the Hills|George C. Shedd These were the inauspicious beginnings of the pursuit; and the middle part and the ending varied only in degree. Empire Builders|Francis Lynde Ultimately the ending was accepted by the public as made necessary by the rest of the play. Dramatic Technique|George Pierce Baker Once more the girls went over the familiar refrain, ending finally with the Meadow-Brook yell. The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country|Janet Aldridge At least she might show some spirit and not be like a wooden thing, ending her first talk with a lover with a laugh like that. Marching Men|Sherwood Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for ending
nounthe act of bringing to or reaching an end the last part of something, as a book, film, etc the final part of a word, esp a suffix chess another word for endgame Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to endingclosure, completion, finale, period, denouement, outcome, resolution, culmination, finish, catastrophe, consummation, lapse, wane, stop, upshot, summation, terminus, expiration, close, cessation |