: something that constitutes an end: such as
a
: conclusion
a movie with a happy ending
b
: one or more letters or syllables added to a word base especially in inflection
Synonyms
Examples of ending in a Sentence
I didn't like the book's ending.
Common verb endings in English are “-s,” “-ed,” and “-ing.”
You can often recognize an English adverb by its “-ly” ending.
Recent Examples on the Web
Unlike Jerry, Larry — the guy who wrote Jerry’s ending and who people want to see apologize — gets to walk out of jail scot-free.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
This is when significant beginnings, endings, breakthroughs, breakdowns, and turning points take place.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
That the ending of a work determines its final score.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Thirty years in the making, Winslow still hadn’t figured out the ending when the first installment was published.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
But Moyn is skeptical, both that the MAGA saga will have a tidy deus-ex-machina ending and that our political culture was so healthy before Trump came along.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
The ending, a good old-fashioned pro-wrestling-style monster beatdown, almost makes the whole thing worth it.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
The ending requires much suspension of disbelief, but by then readers will be happy to believe the Williamson sisters capable of anything.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
The ending is considered a work of satire, a sort of comic revenge fantasy for a people who seldom had actual political or military power.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
This is when significant beginnings, endings, breakthroughs, breakdowns, and turning points take place.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
That the ending of a work determines its final score.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Thirty years in the making, Winslow still hadn’t figured out the ending when the first installment was published.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
But Moyn is skeptical, both that the MAGA saga will have a tidy deus-ex-machina ending and that our political culture was so healthy before Trump came along.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
The ending, a good old-fashioned pro-wrestling-style monster beatdown, almost makes the whole thing worth it.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
The ending requires much suspension of disbelief, but by then readers will be happy to believe the Williamson sisters capable of anything.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
The ending is considered a work of satire, a sort of comic revenge fantasy for a people who seldom had actual political or military power.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Ending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ending. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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ending
noun
end·ing
ˈen-diŋ 
: the final part : conclusion, end
a novel with a happy ending
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