jamming
word · lemma: jam
Definition
Jamming can refer to something becoming stuck or blocked, especially in a machine, to blocking or interfering with radio signals, or to improvising music with other musicians.
Usage & Nuances
'Jamming' is informal. In technology, it usually means blocking signals ('signal jamming'). In music, 'jamming' means playing or improvising together informally ('jamming session'). When talking about machines, it means becoming stuck ('the printer is jamming'). Be careful: 'jam' as a noun also means fruit spread, not related to these meanings.
Example Sentences
Radio jamming stopped the signal from coming through.
basic
The paper keeps jamming in the printer.
basic
The band is jamming in the garage tonight.
basic
We were jamming for hours and came up with a new song.
natural
Their signals were being blocked by enemy jamming.
natural
My phone keeps jamming when I try to download big files.
natural