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walling

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present participle of wall

Synonyms & Antonyms of walling

1 as in closing in, cordoning (off)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for walling

circumscribing,
closing in,
cordoning (off),
fencing (in),
hemming (in)

circling,
compassing,
embracing,
encircling,
enclosing
(also inclosing),
encompassing,
environing,
girding,
girdling,
ringing,
surrounding,
wreathing

besetting,
besieging,
entrenching
(also intrenching),
investing,
swarming

2 as in picketing, buffering

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for walling

buffering,
palisading,
picketing

conserving,
preserving,
saving

battling,
contending,
fighting,
warring

opposing,
resisting,
withstanding

averting,
preventing

bulwarking,
covering,
defending,
fencing,
fending,
forfending,
guarding,
keeping,
protecting,
safeguarding,
screening,
securing,
shielding,
warding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for walling

assailing,
assaulting,
attacking

bombarding,
storming

besetting,
besieging,
overrunning

capitulating,
caving,
submitting,
yielding

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“Walling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walling. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.

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