: 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
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.
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Amazon Prime Video’s six-part thriller concluded with an ending that cannonballed into new territory and paddled swiftly away from the ending of Michelle Frances’ 2017 novel of the same name.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Intense, dramatic and often life-changing, time speeds up in this energetic tunnel with themes of endings and beginnings coming into view.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, Wise and Ekeler did not suffer anything season-ending.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Now, a new King adaptation directed by I Am Legend and Hunger Games franchise helmer Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by JT Mollner (Strange Darling) is making waves for putting a fresh spin on the ending of the 1979 book on which it's based.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Intense, dramatic and often life-changing, time speeds up in this energetic tunnel with themes of endings and beginnings coming into view.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, Wise and Ekeler did not suffer anything season-ending.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Now, a new King adaptation directed by I Am Legend and Hunger Games franchise helmer Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by JT Mollner (Strange Darling) is making waves for putting a fresh spin on the ending of the 1979 book on which it's based.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Ending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ending. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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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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