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 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 Designed for a valley miles away from the Sacramento River, the reservoir would pump water through an underground pipe connecting to the river, rather than damming and trapping its water supply. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 17 Jan. 2026 The more Austinites have expanded the surface area of lakes — by damming up the Colorado River with various degrees of success from 1893 to 1960 — the more moisture was available to evaporate into the air. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026 But a combination of river damming, habitat destruction, overfishing and pollution has caused numbers of the southern residents’ preferred prey, Chinook salmon, to plummet since the 1980s. — Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for damming

Verb

The trailer then came to a rest, blocking the eastbound lanes of C-470.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
This happens when the moon passes in front of the sun, completely blocking it from our perspective here on Earth.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of blocking

Verb

Nearly an hour after Nolan was last seen, friends on one of the boats noticed its bilge pump had failed and water was rapidly filling the hull, Tyler Cox and Edward Paltzik, attorneys for the friends, told CNN.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Tender cuts of meat, spicy cucumber salads, and lobster mac and cheese are rich but not overpowering, satisfying but not overly filling, and beautifully presented.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of filling

Verb

Marcos Moreno, 61, has been charged with one count each of failure to report a crash resulting in death, leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, and obstructing justice.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
That was followed by Foster City police stating Thursday that a person has been booked on suspicion of causing a fire that injured firefighters, and obstructing police and fire investigators probing the blaze.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of obstructing

Verb

The attack relies on plugging the device, which costs less than $100, into a port hidden by a hatch on the exterior of the plane, which the researchers say is easily within reach of maintenance workers and airline staff.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, plugging the case in for 10 minutes will give it and the buds 10 hours of juice in total.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of plugging

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Smaller particles can release mechanical stress more effectively, but increasing surface area can also promote unwanted reactions with the electrolyte and reduce packing density.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Keep scrolling to explore the missing room accessories and items to consider packing for your next hotel visit, from travel-size humidifiers to non-slip socks.

— Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026