verb Download 🔗Share To cease moving. Examples : "I stopped at the traffic lights." action vehicle machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Made by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t. Examples : ""B" is a stopped consonant. " phonetics language sound linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading