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Definition of ENDING
Ending End End, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ending.]
1. To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to
terminate; as, to end a speech. ``I shall end this
strife.' --Shak.
On the seventh day God ended his work. --Gen. ii. 2.
2. To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the
word back.
3. To destroy; to put to death. ``This sword hath ended
him.' --Shak.
To end up, to lift or tilt, so as to set on end; as, to end
up a hogshead.
Ending Ending End"ing, n.
1. Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion;
destruction; death.
2. (Gram.) The final syllable or letter of a word; the part
joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.
Ending day, day of death. --Chaucer.
