Definition of barring
: excluding by exception : excepting … they knew that, barring a miracle, they would never be able to save the large cash outlay required … — Warner Olivier
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Examples of barring in a Sentence
No one, barring the magician himself, knows how the trick is done.
we'll be there, barring rain or some other unexpected problem
First Known Use of barring
15th century
BARRING Defined for English Language Learners
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—used to say that something will happen unless something else happens
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: other than (someone or something)
BARRING Defined for Kids
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: aside from the possibility of Barring an emergency, I'll be there.
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