All blocking synonyms
block·ing
B b noun blocking
- minuses — less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
- intaglio — incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- intermeddling — Present participle of intermeddle.
- engraving — A print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface.
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- enchasing — Present participle of enchase.
- meddlesomeness — The qualities of being meddlesome; officiousness, intrusiveness.
- mezzotint — a method of engraving on copper or steel by burnishing or scraping away a uniformly roughened surface.
- impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
- imperviousness — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- interposition — the act or fact of interposing or the condition of being interposed.
- occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
- discommodity — inconvenience; disadvantageousness.
- interception — an act or instance of intercepting.
- nonfulfillment — neglect or failure to fulfill or carry out as required.
- nonsuccess — Absence of success; failure.
- fly in the ointment — Also called true fly. any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.
- woodcut — a carved block of wood from which prints are made.
- chasings — a design chased on metal.
- inutility — uselessness.
- interference — an act, fact, or instance of interfering.
- frustration — act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.
- insusceptibility — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
- mobbing — a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- in-convenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- dry point — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
adjective blocking
- filibustering — Present participle of filibuster.
- hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.