blocking

/ˈblɑkɪŋ/
noun

The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

    “blocking of major opposition sites”

  2. The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (originally planned using miniature blocks).

  3. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

  4. A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.

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BLOCKING at a glance

BLOCKING has 8 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (B 3 + L 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,763 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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