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damming

/ˈdæmɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To block the flow of water.

Examples :

"The beaver was damming the stream with branches and mud. "
environment nature geology action

Related Words

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branches noun

/ˈbɹæntʃɪz/ /ˈbɹɑːntʃɪz/

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

"The children climbed the tree and sat on its sturdy branches. "

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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flow noun

/fləʊ/ /floʊ/

A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts

"A large flow of students walked towards the school building after the lunch break. "

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stream noun

/stɹiːm/

A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.

"The stream ran alongside the school playground. "

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mud noun

/mʌd/

A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

"The children splashed in the muddy puddles after the rain. "

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beaver noun

/ˈbiːvə/ /ˈbivɚ/

A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet.

"The beaver chewed on a branch near the riverbank. "

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water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

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block noun

/blɒk/ /blɑk/

A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

"a block of ice"