thwarting

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thwarting

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of thwart

noun thwartings

An instance of blocking or obstructing. […] the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swims and makes his point or else is carried headlong.

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@misc{thwarting_2026,
  title = {thwarting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thwarting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}