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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blocking, blocknoun

    the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

Wiktionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

Wikidata

  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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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. 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.

  2. The FDA:

    The drug works by reducing the number of receptors on the liver that remove LDL cholesterol from the blood. By blocking PCSK9's ability to work, more receptors are available to get rid of LDL cholesterol from the blood and, as a result, lower LDL cholesterol levels.

  3. Joe Biden:

    I support changing the Senate rules, whichever way they need to be changed to prevent a minority of senators from blocking actions on voting rights.

  4. Kelly Hannon:

    Crews continue to work intensely to tow vehicles that are stuck and blocking the interstate near mile markers 136 in Stafford County, and then plow and treat the interstate to prevent follow-on crashes, this is also occurring where traffic remains stopped on Interstate 95 northbound at mile marker 117 in Spotsylvania County.

  5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    The campaign that we oversee plays out daily, in complex arenas, under myriad threats that recur without respite. This requires us to be constantly prepared to fight in secret, anytime and anywhere necessary. The service is charged with this effort and there is no option, but to win this war every day, we, the personnel of the ISA, have a very significant responsibility in defending the State of Israel and its inhabitants, in thwarting and blocking terrorist threats and in upholding democracy. We will continue to do this our way – with courage, wisdom, determination, innovation, dedication, and relevancy.

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