Meanings
barring1
plural barrings
- collectivecountableuncountableBars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
- countableuncountableThe act of fitting or closing something with bars.
- countableuncountableThe exclusion of someone; blackballing.
- countableuncountablebusinessTimber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
- Unless (something) happens; excepting; in the absence of.
Barring any sudden storms, the plane should arrive on time.
1 more example
Barring any further red tape, we will finally be able to open the restaurant.
Synonyms: apart from, except for, save for
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bar
barring2
- gerundobsoleteparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of barr
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather.
prepositionUnless (something) happens; excepting; in the absence of.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic إِلَا
- إِلَا (ʔilā)excepting
Bulgarian изключване, освен
- изключване (izključvane)exclusion
- освен (osven)excepting
- с изключение на (s izključenie na)excepting
Czech blokování, kromě
- blokováníexclusion
- kroměexcepting
- s výjimkouexcepting
- vyjmaexcepting
Dutch behoudens
- behoudensexcepting
Finnish sulkeminen pois, lukuun ottamatta
- sulkeminen poisexclusion
- lukuun ottamattaexcepting
French sauf
- saufexcepting
Italian eccetto
- eccettoexcepting
Norwegian bortsett fra
- bortsett fraexcepting
Polish wykluczanie, oprócz
- wykluczanieexclusion
- opróczexcepting
- pozaexcepting
Portuguese salvo
- salvoexcepting
Spanish salvo, excepto
- salvoexcepting
- exceptoexcepting
Swedish bortsett från
- bortsett frånexcepting
Turkish başka, dışında
- başkaexcepting
- dışındaexcepting
- gayrıexcepting
- hâricindeexcepting
Cite this entry
barring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barring
“barring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barring. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barring.
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