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Obstructing meaning

present participle and gerund of obstruct

Using Obstructing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of obstruct
  • In the example corpus, obstructing often appears in combinations such as: and obstructing, obstructing the, obstructing justice.

Context around Obstructing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Obstructing

  • In this selection, "obstructing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, restaurant, wilfully, structures, police, justice and official stand out and add context to how "obstructing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include admitted wilfully obstructing a policing and and with obstructing or resisting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "obstructing" sits close to words such as allocations, baths and berger, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with obstructing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Amanda Campbell was also arrested for obstructing justice. (8 words)

Christopher C. Payner, 19, of Lima, found guilty of obstructing official business. (12 words)

Joe, Victor, and Dylan eventually were tried, not for murder but for obstructing justice. (14 words)

Joshua Lopez, 30, of the 2100 block of Ash Street, Des Plaines, was charged May 20 with driving on a suspended driver’s license and resisting or obstructing a peace officer following an incident in the first block of Lake Boulevard. (41 words)

In an order issued on Tuesday, the DC said that the measure was necessitated to clear the obstructing soil and rock debris caused by a rock slide, which had affected the traffic movement about 2 km from Changtongya towards Longleng. (40 words)

He’s also facing 40 felony counts in Florida for allegedly hoarding classified documents and obstructing the government’s efforts to retrieve them, and four counts in Washington related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Police say they arrested a 22-year-old woman for obstructing police work and assaulting a police officer, as well as two men, 22 and 28, both for obstructing police work.

Amanda Campbell was also arrested for obstructing justice.

A spokesperson for the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority said: "The authority is concerned with excessive traffic queuing for the restaurant obstructing the mobilisation of emergency vehicles from the fire station.

Bar Counsel also alleged that Rostad violated a rule prohibiting a lawyer from obstructing another party’s access to evidence in a court proceeding.

Christopher C. Payner, 19, of Lima, found guilty of obstructing official business.

Consider where you park to avoid blocking field entrances or obstructing the road for wide agricultural machinery, such as combine harvesters, as they will often need to drive across two lanes.

Finally, make sure that you aren't covering the speaker with any objects or obstructing its sound waves in any way.

For obstructing the course of justice, he could have been jailed for up to seven years or fined, or both.

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Haynes was arrested a short time later and taken to Mandurah Police Station where he continued to act in an aggressive manner by yelling, swearing and obstructing police from doing their duties.

He had been serving a 41-month sentence, in November 2021, in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of obstructing an official proceeding.

He’s also facing 40 felony counts in Florida for allegedly hoarding classified documents and obstructing the government’s efforts to retrieve them, and four counts in Washington related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

He was interviewed under caution on Thursday (July 20) and admitted wilfully obstructing a policing support officer acting in the execution of their duty.

However, VAR intervened and the goal was chalked off as Mohamed Salah was penalised for obstructing Trafford’s view from an offside position, despite being shoved into an offside position by Jordan Beyer.

In an order issued on Tuesday, the DC said that the measure was necessitated to clear the obstructing soil and rock debris caused by a rock slide, which had affected the traffic movement about 2 km from Changtongya towards Longleng.

Initial phase of the project will involve clearing structures obstructing the proposed alignment of the corridor.

Joe, Victor, and Dylan eventually were tried, not for murder but for obstructing justice.

Joshua Lopez, 30, of the 2100 block of Ash Street, Des Plaines, was charged May 20 with driving on a suspended driver’s license and resisting or obstructing a peace officer following an incident in the first block of Lake Boulevard.

Joshua Za’Quan McFarland, age 22, of W Stallings Street, Clayton was charged with two counts of trafficking opioids, and resisting delaying and obstructing.

Jurors, after hearing all of the testimony, and seeing bodycam footage from the officers, found Robinson guilty of one count of criminal mischief, two counts of obstructing a peace officer, and two counts of menacing.

Katie Budgen, 44, of no fixed address, was arrested and later charged with criminal damage and with obstructing or resisting an officer.

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Common combinations with obstructing

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Frequently asked questions

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What does "obstructing" mean?
Obstructing means: present participle and gerund of obstruct
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