occlude
verb (used with object)
to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
occluding
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present participleof occlude.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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With what looks like a cataract occluding one eye for extra scariness points, and a ring of long white hair curving around his otherwise bald head, he’s played with gusto by Dan Stevens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Sadly, we are complicit in this occluding of authentic experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Concerns are held for the occupants of these two vehicles due to serious weather conditions” that have hampered the search effort, with low clouds occluding an aerial search, a spokesman for the police said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
This image was taken by JWST’s NIRCam, allowing it to capture previously hidden features within and behind the occluding dust.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2022
Leukocytes become more actively phagocytic, release lysosomal enzymes, turn sticky, and aggregate together in dense masses, occluding capillaries and shutting off the blood supply.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
