barring

USBAHR-ing/ˈbɑɹɪŋ/UKBAH-ring/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

8 meanings of barring

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1
preposition
Except for. Used to say something will happen if nothing gets in the way.
Like saying 'if nothing goes wrong' before you make a plan.
Barring bad weather, the game will start at noon.
We should arrive by six, barring heavy traffic.
Similarexcepting, absent
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2
verb
The -ing form of bar. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
A fallen tree is barring the only road out of the valley.
Guards are barring visitors from the hospital ward today.
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3
noununcountable
The act of keeping someone out of a group or place.
Like being told you cannot join the club.
The barring of fans from the stadium upset the whole town.
Her barring from the contest seemed unfair to everyone.
Similarexclusion, blackballing, banning
Oppositeadmission
4
nouncollectiveuncountable
A pattern of stripes or bars across something.
Like the stripes on a zebra.
The bird's feathers showed a clear barring of black and white.
I love the barring on this old wool blanket.
Similarstriping, banding
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noununcountable
The act of putting bars on something to close or block it.
Like putting metal rods across a window to keep people out.
The barring of the windows took the workers all day.
After the break-in, the barring of every door seemed wise.
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noununcountable
Wood used to hold up the roof or walls inside a mine shaft.
Like the wooden posts that hold up the roof of a tunnel.
The miners replaced the rotten barring near the shaft entrance.
Strong barring kept the tunnel roof from caving in.
Similartimbering, shoring
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noununcountable
The sewing of a small decorative bar or stitch onto cloth or leather.
Like the tight stitches sewn at the end of a jeans pocket.
The barring at the pocket corners keeps them from tearing.
She added neat barring to the edge of the leather strap.
Similartacking
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Less common meaning

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verbobsolete
Present participle of barr. This form is obsolete and no longer used.
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barring is a form of bar

bar, verb: To officially stop someone from doing or entering something. Full entry

Forms: barbars he/she/itbarring -ing formbarred past tense, past participle
Spelling: bar → barring: double the r, add -ing

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