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blocking

[ blok-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Carpentry.

a number of small pieces of wood for filling interstices, or for spacing, joining, or reinforcing members.

blocking

/ ˈblɒkɪŋ /

electronics the interruption of anode current in a valve because of the application of a high negative voltage to the grid
internal congestion in a communication system that prevents the transmission of information

First recorded in 1575–85; block + -ing ¹

Because of this, the peacekeeping forces have been blocking Muslims from leaving on envoys out of the country.

This same fear has recently resurfaced as the number one excuse for blocking a proposed subway through Beverly Hills.

Rather, it was because Brown was allegedly “walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic.”

After the next 10 times after that, I just started blocking people.

For starters, the Ello beta launched without any privacy controls or blocking options.

Nobody notices you if you kneel down on the road to say your prayer, in spite of the fact that you are blocking the traffic.

Lawrence ordered one of the teamsters who had not entirely lost his head to swing his wagon across the road, blocking it.

The apparent impossibility of the project rose before him like a stone wall, blocking further progress.

Lafayette with a large army of French and Americans was already blocking the neck of the peninsula.

In going through Sophoulis' equations, Lancaster found what he believed was the flaw that was blocking progress.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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