Definitions for blocking
block·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. blocking, blocknoun

   the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.4 / 14 votes

1. blockingnoun

   The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

2. blockingnoun

   The precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera (originally planned using miniature blocks).

3. blockingnoun

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blocking

   Blocking refers to the act of preventing access, continuation, or visibility to something or someone. This term can be applied in various contexts such as technology, where it may refer to stopping unwanted digital elements like pop-up ads, spam emails, or certain websites. In performance arts, blocking refers to the positioning and movement of actors on a stage. In psychology, it refers to the phenomena where an individual struggles to recall or think of something because of other related thoughts interfering.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 5 votes

1. Blocking

   of Block

2. Blockingnoun

   the act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks

3. Blockingnoun

   blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 19 votes

1. Blocking

   Blocking is a theatre term that refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. The term derives from the practice of 19th-century theatre directors such as Sir W. S. Gilbert who worked out the staging of a scene on a miniature stage using blocks to represent each of the actors. In contemporary theatre, the director usually determines blocking during rehearsal, telling actors where they should move for the proper dramatic effect, ensure sight lines for the audience and work with the lighting design of the scene. Each scene in a play is usually "blocked" as a unit, after which the director will move on to the next scene. The positioning of actors on stage in one scene will usually affect the possibilities for subsequent positioning unless the stage is cleared between scenes. Once all the blocking is completed a play is said to be "fully blocked" and then the process of "polishing" or refinement begins. During the blocking rehearsal usually the assistant director or the stage manager take notes about where actors are positioned and their movement patterns on stage.

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1. • Obstruction

How to pronounce blocking?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blocking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blocking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of blocking in a Sentence

1. Victor Villanueva:

   Culinary Union's the Republicans that are blocking anything that Nevada Democrats are trying to do.

2. Andrew Russo:

   I think migraine occurs when there's a departure from homeostasis or, in other words, when there's an imbalance in the body, what we think the medications are doing, such as blocking [ that protein ] ; apparently with yoga you're restoring that balance by reducing stress.

3. Scott Morrison:

   ( Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File) Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Zhaos tweet was utterly outrageous and a terrible slur against Australias military. It is truly repugnant. It is deeply offensive to every Australian, every Australian who has served in that uniform, he told reporters in Canberra. The Chinese government should be totally ashamed of this post. The Chinese government diminishes them in the worlds eyes. CHINESE STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA FALL VICTIM TO VIRTUAL KIDNAPPING SCAMS : Prime Minister Scott Morrison said The Chinese government had contacted Twitter asking it to take the post down. The post had a warning tag on it by Monday afternoon but could still be viewed. Zhaos account comes with a Twitter label stating that its a Chinese government account. Despite China blocking Twitter and other U.S. social media platforms within the county, Chinese diplomats and state media have established a strong presence on them. Zhao Lijian was criticized by the U.S. in March after tweeting a conspiracy theory that U.S. soldiers may have brought the coronavirus to China. Zhao Lijian is considered a leading representative of Chinas high-pitched new strain of assertive foreign relations. Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledged there were tensions between China and Australia. But this is not how you deal with them.

4. Cecile Richards:

   He (Perry) lost this fight in regular session, and even after they broke the rules he and his allies lost again in front of the entire country last night, they tried every trick in the book, blocking testimony from the very women whose lives would be affected, voting in the middle of the night, shutting down the debate — they couldn’t get this done because Texans would not let them.

5. Joe Biden:

   I support changing the Senate rules in whichever way they need to be changed to prevent a minority of Senators from blocking action on voting rights, when it comes to protecting majority rule in America, the majority should rule in the United States Senate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=blocking
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blocking
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blocking
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=blocking