had been barring

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of bar.
  bar

  noun

  a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose.

Related Words

• ban
• deny
• disallow
• discourage
• eliminate
• enjoin
• exclude
• forbid
• hinder
• limit
• outlaw
• preclude
• prevent
• refuse
• reject
• restrain
• rule out
• segregate
• stop
• suspend