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Synonyms for obstructing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhb-struhkt
Phonetic Transcription : əbˈstrʌkt



Définition of obstructing

Origin :
  • 1610s, a back-formation from obstruction or else from Latin obstructus, past participle of obstruere "to block, to stop up" (see obstruction). Related: Obstructed; obstructing.
  • adj hindering
Example sentences :
  • Much better there than obstructing the high-road—much better.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
  • He might have passed the obstructing car by driving with one wheel in the ditch.
  • Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham
  • I moved to his rear, but he said curtly that I was obstructing the light.
  • Extract from : « Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, » by George Alfred Townsend
  • I warn you that you are obstructing the process of the law by yore actions.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • You say we're obstructing the war by not giving in,—what's the matter with you giving in?
  • Extract from : « Dr. Jonathan (A Play) » by Winston Churchill
  • She was obstructing him and threatening him, and he had had enough.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
  • And she danced in front of him, obstructing his efforts to pass her.
  • Extract from : « A Bottle in the Smoke » by Milne Rae
  • You're obstructing the United States mail, and I guess you know what that means!
  • Extract from : « Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps » by James B. Hendryx
  • But such "friends" as these have nothing to do with obstructing the execution of the law.
  • Extract from : « Life and adventures of Frank and Jesse James » by J. A. Dacus
  • I said to the police, 'I am not obstructing the thoroughfare.'
  • Extract from : « The Great Acceptance » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

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