jamming

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of jam. Use this -ing form for something happening now or as a naming word.

   The door is jamming again because the wood has swollen.

   We spent all night jamming on our guitars in the garage.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of becoming stuck, or of forcing something so tightly that it cannot move.

   Like a drawer that won't open because something is wedged inside.

   The jamming of the door left us locked out in the rain.

   A small scrap of paper caused the jamming inside the copier.

   Similarstoppage, blockage, sticking, seizing

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The act of playing music freely with others, making it up as you go along.

   Like making up a story together out loud, but with music instead of words.

   An evening of jamming turned into their first real song.

   We had a great time jamming in the garage all afternoon.

   Similarimprovisation, improvising

4. 4
   adjectiveslang

   Very good, exciting, or really enjoyable.

   Like calling something 'cool' or 'awesome.'

   That was a totally jamming party last night.

   Her new album is absolutely jamming from start to finish.

   Similargreat, excellent, awesome, rocking, terrific

   Oppositelame, awful, terrible, dull

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