DAMMING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

damming

verb

present participle of dam

as in blocking

to prevent passage through by filling with something ice floes were damming the river

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as in filling

to close up so that no empty spaces remain dam up the pipes

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Recent Examples of damming These could be damming a river, suppressing natural wildfires, or suppressing beaver damage. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 Scientists now believe that part of the glacier snapped off and fell to the valley below, temporarily damming a river before the force of water surged forward. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 That mass of ice and rock dropped from 5,100 to 3,000 meters, damming a river. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026 And although bipartisan Congressional efforts have pushed back on some of the deepest cuts, damage was still done, damming the flow of funding, halting experiments, delaying new research, and impeding the work of scientists worldwide. — Eric Schmidt, Time, 16 July 2026 The nine-hole golf course opened in 1908, the same year the city’s first outdoor swimming pool at the park was created by damming up Tyler Creek. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026 Responders are establishing diking and damming measures to divert the potential fluid down a grade into a commercial holding area. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026 Then, about 20,000 years ago the Laurentide continental glacier moved into the area, pushing rocks, soil, and other debris, eventually damming Pine Creek and forming an expansive lake. — Anthony Fredericks, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026 As these boar and beavers escape, digging up his neighbor’s fields and damming his streams, the two farmers begin to butt heads. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for damming

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Prop 42 would bar retroactive taxes and ban new state taxes on personal property, effectively blocking Prop 40.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Or maybe Kosmos 2612 was actively interfering with ICEYE-X36 in some way — messing with its sensors, perhaps, or blocking or intercepting its communications with the ground.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of blocking

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In contrast, Golden Week (which starts in early October) is Hong Kong's busiest travel period and sees an enormous amount of tour groups flock to the city, filling up shopping malls and overwhelming the main tourist attractions.

— Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
No one makes it through the front door without a warm welcome, then to be greeted by walls of yarn and crafting tables filling the floor space.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of filling

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The federal agency also warned that obstructing immigration officers is a federal crime.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
During the investigation, it was alleged that Stewart, who is a resident, returned to the property and was later taken into custody for obstructing a peace officer.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of obstructing

Verb

As to authenticating that low odometer reading, Weaver assures that plugging a reader into its transmission revealed the exact mileage.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Alongside T’Vondre Sweat, Jackson has been tasked with plugging the middle of the Jets’ defensive line and helping stop the run.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of plugging

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The new Seagull doubles down on that formula, packing more space, more power, and technology that would have seemed wildly out of place in a sub-$10,000 car not too long ago.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
From packing cubes and toiletry bags to luggage locks and anti-theft crossbodies, Amazon is packed with practical finds that make traveling light less daunting.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2026