- present participle of block.
blocking
Example Sentences
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In laboratory experiments, blocking E2F3 prevented tumor growth through a process known as "synthetic lethality."
From Science Daily • Jul. 4, 2026
Deputies made contact with Pelosi shortly after the crash when they noticed a California Highway Patrol vehicle parked behind the brown convertible, which was partially blocking a Yountville roadway.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026
Anthropic conceded but said that would lead to blocking more benign requests than before.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Hundreds more descended on a supermarket in Sevran, with cars queueing for the store blocking the centre of the poor northern suburb.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
Caesar, his Stetson blocking his face, favoring his bandaged hand, leans against the post.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing blocking
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