- present participle of jam.
jamming
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In 2015, with jamming and cyberattacks no longer hypothetical, the Navy put the subject back on the syllabus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“John walks into the Homeboy Art Academy,” he wrote, “and starts jamming as the homies are playing ‘Stand By Me.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Drones with autonomous functions reduce their dependence on communications links and can continue despite jamming and other forms of electronic warfare.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
From time to time, Wall Street starts jamming too much of a “good thing,” like AI, into the market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
And now we were jamming clothes and jars of preserves wrapped in blankets into our duffel bags to move again.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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