diff --git a/cspell.schema.json b/cspell.schema.json
index 51e91a1bab0..b91ca79c21d 100644
--- a/cspell.schema.json
+++ b/cspell.schema.json
@@ -1749,8 +1749,8 @@
           "type": "array"
         }
       ],
-      "description": "Tells the spell checker to searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root.",
-      "markdownDescription": "Tells the spell checker to searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root."
+      "description": "Tells the spell checker to stop searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root.",
+      "markdownDescription": "Tells the spell checker to stop searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root."
     },
     "globRoot": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/FSPathResolvable",
diff --git a/packages/cspell-types/cspell.schema.json b/packages/cspell-types/cspell.schema.json
index 51e91a1bab0..b91ca79c21d 100644
--- a/packages/cspell-types/cspell.schema.json
+++ b/packages/cspell-types/cspell.schema.json
@@ -1749,8 +1749,8 @@
           "type": "array"
         }
       ],
-      "description": "Tells the spell checker to searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root.",
-      "markdownDescription": "Tells the spell checker to searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root."
+      "description": "Tells the spell checker to stop searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root.",
+      "markdownDescription": "Tells the spell checker to stop searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root."
     },
     "globRoot": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/FSPathResolvable",
diff --git a/packages/cspell-types/src/CSpellSettingsDef.ts b/packages/cspell-types/src/CSpellSettingsDef.ts
index ad96d4e09e2..a02c922f59e 100644
--- a/packages/cspell-types/src/CSpellSettingsDef.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell-types/src/CSpellSettingsDef.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export interface FileSettings extends ExtendableSettings, CommandLineSettings {
     useGitignore?: boolean;
 
     /**
-     * Tells the spell checker to searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root.
+     * Tells the spell checker to stop searching for `.gitignore` files when it reaches a matching root.
      */
     gitignoreRoot?: FsPath | FsPath[];