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View definitions for damming

damming

verb as in hold back; block

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Example Sentences

Henry went to bed that night with a head full of plans for damming up the brook.

The foe pressed closer, damming the last tiny stream of provisions that trickled into the doomed city.

The water power furnished by damming the Rock River is unequaled.

By going a distance below, and damming up the stream, a sufficient depth of water was got to float the canoes.

Weve just finished damming off a little branch stream into a dandy pondpaved it and all.

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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to damming, such as: clog, obstruct, hinder, retard, slow, and bar.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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