obstruct
verb (used with object)
to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass.
had been obstructing
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past perfect progressiveof obstruct.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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BBC Essex reporter Richard Smith, at the scene in Purfleet, said teams of police officers had removed several protesters who had been obstructing access to and from Esso's fuel terminal in London Road.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2022
A minuscule balloon was then inflated to enlarge the constricted valve, which had been obstructing the flow of blood to the body.
From Time Magazine Archive
Somewhat startled, the girls turned and discovered that they had been obstructing the narrow passage.
From A Venetian June by Fuller, Anna
