barring

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== barring (countable and uncountable, plural barrings) (collective) Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars. The act of fitting or closing something with bars. The exclusion of someone; blackballing. (mining) Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts. (sewing) The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather. Synonym: tacking ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Preposition ==== barring Unless (something) happens; excepting; in the absence of. ===== Synonyms ===== apart from, except for, save for; see also Thesaurus:except ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== barring present participle and gerund of bar === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== barring (obsolete) present participle and gerund of barr == Woiwurrung == === Alternative forms === barreng (“knee, track”) paRing (“track, path, knee”) baring (“track, footmark”) === Noun === barring knee track path footmark ==== Derived terms ==== barreng-ge-gorree (“kneel”) === References ===