How to pronounce blocking
American English pronunciation
BLOK-ing
- IPA
- /ˈblɑkɪŋ/
- Syllables
- BLOK · ing (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What blocking means
Planning where actors stand and move during a scene
In a sentence: The director spent the first rehearsal on blocking, showing each actor where to stand.
Where it comes from: It is block plus -ing. Directors first planned where actors would move by pushing small blocks around a model stage.
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