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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

barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar, obstruct

verb, as in prevent from entering; keep out

bar, debar, exclude

verb, as in expel, as if by official decree

banish, relegate, bar

verb, as in secure with, or as if with, bars

also used for barring

tacking, apart from, except for, save for

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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

starringsparringscarringjarring
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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