stop-motion

noun

stop-mo·​tion ˈstäp-ˈmō-shən 

often attributive

: a filming technique in which successive positions of objects (such as clay models) are photographed to produce the appearance of movement

Examples of stop-motion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Del Toro’s monster movie Pacific Rim and his stop-motion animation Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio will receive special screenings at the Los Feliz 3. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025

Here, Roald Dahl’s classic 1970 children’s book of the same name becomes a deeply charming (and incredibly star-studded) stop-motion adventure, bathed from top to toe in the reds, golds, and burnished oranges of fall. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025

The most delightfully bizarre of the three is creator Gonzalo Cordova and animation studio Cinema Fantasma’s short-form, stop-motion, Spanish-language Women Wearing Shoulder Pads, a sort of camp telenovela set in 1980s Ecuador. —Judy Berman, Time, 30 Aug. 2025

There was also Nigel’s devotion to the stop-motion character Gumby. —Rob Reiner, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stop-motion

• commotion
• demotion
• devotion
• emotion
• laotian
• promotion
• locomotion
• lotion
• notion
• ocean
• potion