stranding

Pluralstrandings

1. 1
   nouncountable

   Being left somewhere with no way to get away or to get help.

   Like being stuck at a bus stop after the last bus has already left.

   The flood led to the stranding of many drivers on the highway.

   Their stranding on the island ended when a rescue boat arrived.

   Similarbeaching, grounding, marooning

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of strand. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or as a noun.

   The storm was stranding travelers all across the state.

   Heavy snow kept stranding cars on the mountain road.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   In grammar, leaving a word like 'to' or 'with' at the end, with nothing after it.

   Like a word left hanging at the end of a sentence with nothing after it.

   Preposition stranding lets us ask 'Who are you talking to?'

   Teachers once warned against stranding, but the rule has softened over time.

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