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gridlocking

/ˈɡrɪd.lɒk.ɪŋ/

/ˈɡrɪd.lɑːk.ɪŋ/

Translations

gridlockverb

gridlocking

Gerund

gridlocked

Past Simple

gridlocked

Past Participle

gridlocking

Gerund

/ˈɡrɪd.lɒk/

/ˈɡrɪd.lɑːk/

The accident gridlocked the entire highway for hours.

Авария застопорила всю автомагистраль на несколько часов.

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Synonyms

gridlockverb

To cause a situation where no progress can be made due to conflicting interests or opinions.

The negotiations were gridlocked by the opposing parties' inability to compromise.

To block (a road, area, or system) so completely that movement is impossible; to cause traffic to come to a standstill.

A jack-knifed truck gridlocked the bridge for several hours.