blocking

1. 1.

   the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

   Synonymsblock

   Broaderobstruction

   Narrowerinterferencetrap blockparry

Other forms of blocking

plural

blockings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about blocking

What does blocking mean?

blocking means "the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements".

How many syllables are in blocking?

blocking has 2 syllables: bloc-king. The stress falls on "bloc". In IPA it is /ˈblɑkɪŋ/.

What is another word for blocking?

Close synonyms include block. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blocking a common word?

blocking is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.