ending

noun

end·​ing ˈen-diŋ 

: 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 of ending

• end
• conclusion
• finale
• closing
• culmination
• close

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

The ending of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and other African migrants. — Melissa S. Johnson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

The show follows the intersecting lives of the people who call Ransom Canyon home, and season two, which premiered on July 23 with eight episodes, picks up six months after season one’s brutal ending. — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Throughout the first two seasons of Ransom Canyon, Staten (Duhamel) and Quinn (Kelly) have struggled to find their happy ending. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing ending

• nerve ending
• never-ending

Rhymes for ending

• bending
• blending
• fending
• lending
• mending
• pending
• rending
• sending
• spending
• tending
• trending
• vending

Kids Definition

ending

noun

end·​ing ˈen-diŋ 

: the final part : conclusion, end

a novel with a happy ending