stoppering
verb (present participle)UK /ˈstɒpərɪŋ/
US /ˈstɑːpərɪŋ/
Closing a bottle or container with a plug.
She was stoppering the bottle of homemade juice before putting it in the fridge.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Blocking or filling up a hole or passage.
Workers were stoppering the leak in the pipe with putty.
3. Bringing something to a halt or holding it back.
The referee was stoppering the game early because of the storm.
4. In climbing, securing a rope with a knot to prevent it from slipping.
He was stoppering the rope end so it wouldn't slide through the belay device.