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blocking.

The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈblɒkɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈblɑkɪŋ/General-American
  1. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

    countable · uncountable
    blocking of major opposition sites
  2. The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).

    countable · uncountable
  3. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A rectangular discontinuity as an artifact of separating a discrete signal into blocks that are processed individually.

    countable · uncountable
verb/ˈblɒkɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈblɑkɪŋ/General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of block

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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