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Blocking vs Blocked - What's the difference?

blocking | blocked |

As verbs the difference between blocking and blocked

is that blocking is present participle of lang=en while blocked is past tense and past participle of to block.

As a noun blocking

is the act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

As an adjective blocked is

obstructed impeding general movement.

blocking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • Miss H.'s voice was clear and intelligible, although it alternated between vocal blockings and extreme vocal hurry, every clause being jetted out suddenly, and rapidly decaying into aphonia.
  • (theater) 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).
  • Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

    • blocked

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • obstructed impeding general movement.
    • This road is blocked , so we must find another route.
  • obstructed impeding total flow in a pipe, etc.
    • The drain is '''blocked'', so we must call the plumber.

    Verb

    (head)
  • Past tense and past participle of to block .

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