Definition of "staunching" []

• Present participle of staunch. (verb)

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• "The bank's success in staunching the exit of clie nt money was overshadowed Tuesday by what analysts deemed a lackluster quarterly pretax profit, excluding a big, one-off gain."
• "It would mean staunching the flow of dumped U.S. commodities (today mainly handed out in 'food for work' programs, usually in crony systems) which, more than ever since the earthquake, has meant that Haitian farmers either have to sell their food for a pittance or cannot sell it at all."
• "Twenty-two university graduates were recently offered jobs in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust as part of a pilot aimed at staunching the flow of talented young people who are turning their back on a career in healthcare due to a lack of opportunity."