barring
/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/noun, verb2 syllables
Barring means: render unsuitable for passage.
Synonyms for barring17
noun, as in the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
blackball
verb, as in render unsuitable for passage
verb, as in expel, as if by official decree
verb, as in secure with, or as if with, bars
Opposites of barring
unbar
What does barring mean?5
verb
1
render unsuitable for passage“block the way”
2
prevent from entering; keep out“He was barred from membership in the club”
3
expel, as if by official decree“he was banished from his own country”
4
secure with, or as if with, bars“He barred the door”
noun
1
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with barring?4
two syllables
Show 40 near rhymes
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Barring in a sentence
- Barring unforeseen circumstances, we'll be closed in a year's time.Objectivesea
- Barring anything unforeseen everything should turn all right.unknown
- Barring snow, father will come home.barryo
- We'll be home by sunset barring accidents.CM
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Forms of barring
as a noun
- plural
- barrings