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hard-blocking

hard-blocking is the present participle and gerund of hard-block.

Meaning of hard-block

Verb

hard-block (third-person singular simple present hard-blocks, present participle hard-blocking, simple past and past participle hard-blocked)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.
    • And just last week, I gave my partner the silent treatment for not answering me after five minutes. On social media, all I seem to do is hard-block people left and right, foregoing the soft-block altogether. If I’m not doing that, I leave rude comments with super sassy emojis or direct message my...2022 October 27, Paloma Torres, quoting Potentially Petty/Hot Person, “Advice Column: Am I becoming hotter or just pettier? Paloma Torres answers the age-old question constantly on everyone's minds”...

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Questions about hard-blocking

What is hard-blocking the present participle and gerund of?
Hard-blocking is the present participle and gerund of hard-block.

Words near hard-blocking in the dictionary

  1. hard-bill
  2. hard-bills
  3. hard-bitten
  4. hard-block
  5. hard-blocked
  6. hard-blocking
  7. hard-blocks
  8. hard-boil
  9. hard-boiled
  10. hard-boiledness
  11. hard-boiling

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