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obstaculating

obstaculating is the present participle and gerund of obstaculate.

Meaning of obstaculate

Verb

obstaculate (third-person singular simple present obstaculates, present participle obstaculating, simple past and past participle obstaculated)

  1. (rare, transitive) To act as an obstacle to; to impede, obstruct.
    • I have a mission to accomplish, and you will not obstaculate me.2019, Alex Grossi, chapter 2, in Shadows, UK: AuthorHouse, →ISBN

Questions about obstaculating

What is obstaculating the present participle and gerund of?
Obstaculating is the present participle and gerund of obstaculate.

Words near obstaculating in the dictionary

  1. obstacles
  2. obstacular
  3. obstaculate
  4. obstaculated
  5. obstaculates
  6. obstaculating
  7. obstancies
  8. obstancy
  9. obstet.
  10. obstetr.
  11. obstetric

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