JAMMING Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

jamming

verb

Definition of jamming next

present participle of jam

as in cramming

to fit (people or things) into a tight space jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper

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as in blocking

to prevent passage through by filling with something firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

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as in filling

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods

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as in pushing

to force one's way several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand

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Recent Examples of jamming Two minutes later, the guitars have their own moment, jamming for more than a minute with Lewis’ vocals coming in only at the end. —

Tina Eves, SPIN, 4 May 2026 Darnell Nurse was committed almost entirely to jamming Gauthier’s shooting lane from the right circle. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 1 May 2026 Throughout the weekend, some fans have shared videos showing audience members turning their screenings into full-on dance parties, jamming along to Jackson's classic songs in the theater. —

Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026 Springsteen sat in the front row, but spent a large portion of the night delivering speeches and jamming with the inductees. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026 For them, jamming serves as a useful edge case. —

Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 Inside, the Electric Mayhem band will be cranking out new tunes as the first-ever Audio-Animatronics figure of Scooter and some audio engineer penguins do their best to convince them to stop jamming to get to their increasingly restless fans across town. —

Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 By Saturday, the Pentagon had surged more than 150 aircraft to join the effort to rescue the weapons system officer, Dude 44B, including 64 fighter jets, four bombers, 48 refuelers, 13 rescue planes and 26 intelligence and jamming aircraft, sources told CBS News. —

Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 While designed for efficient energy transfer, the same beam-forming capability could, in theory, be used to target communication systems, potentially jamming signals or securing military communications. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026

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If a dozen new works over four days isn’t enough, try cramming 50 plays by 50 playwrights into a single day.

— Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The Halfday Convertible 2-in-1 Garment Duffel Bag will help avoid cramming extra clothes into your main bag, which usually leads to everything getting messy and disorganized.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026