The blocking of the drainage channel by fallen leaves caused the courtyard to flood after the heavy rainstorm.
落叶堵塞排水渠，导致暴雨后庭院被淹。
Which choice best defines “blocking”?
A — The act of stopping something from moving or flowing. “blocking” means the act of stopping something from moving or flowing.
Which word means “the act of stopping something from moving or flowing”?
D — blocking. “blocking” means the act of stopping something from moving or flowing.
blocking — the act of stopping something from moving or flowing. In Chinese: 阻挡.
blocking is pronounced /ˈblɒkɪŋ/.
The blocking of the drainage channel by fallen leaves caused the courtyard to flood after the heavy rainstorm. (落叶堵塞排水渠，导致暴雨后庭院被淹。)
obstruction, hindrance, impediment — all close in meaning to blocking (the act of stopping something from moving or flowing).
clearance, facilitation — each the opposite of blocking (the act of stopping something from moving or flowing).
Yes. blocking is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.