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adjective

Definition of hamperingnext
as in blocking

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hampering

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noun

as in limit

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hampering

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verb

present participle of hamper
as in hindering
to create difficulty for the work or activity of fallen branches hampered the hikers as they made their way along the narrow path

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hampering
  1. limit
  2. restriction
  3. impeding
  4. frustrating
  5. limitation
  6. obstructing
  7. curb
  8. restraint
Noun
  • Wilson County There are no regulations on times to light fireworks in Wilson County outside of city limits, other than when burn ban limitations are in place, officials said.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The attorney said that’s because campaigns will be able to work with outside groups that have access to more money and are not subject to certain fundraising limits.
    Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of limit
Noun
  • Movement on the issue, however, seems unlikely as Republicans are set to take control of the Senate in January, highlighting the challenges of imposing restrictions on a separate branch of government amid declining public confidence in the Court.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The government has called on Mehta to impose restrictions for a decade.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of restriction
Verb
  • Of those, 608 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
  • While inside, the affidavit said, Roe shoved an officer and wrapped his arm around the officer, impeding him from defending police from the rioters.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of impeding
Adjective
  • However, the past two seasons have been frustrating for Alexander, as injuries have plagued him since his career year in 2022.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And yet the overuse of this crutch was frustrating last night, most of all because Short suffered for it.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of frustrating
Noun
  • The process was complex, involving rigorous testing with our cloud provider AWS to overcome limitations in serverless capabilities for our SLAs.
    Akshay Prabhu, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Eclipses in this area of your life push you to release financial burdens and limitations and redefine your values.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of limitation
Verb
  • According to officers, Kerley was obstructing their investigation and was told to step away.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The gates opened about an hour later, but large buses obstructing the road blocked the authorities’ passenger cars from advancing.
    Stella Kim, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of obstructing
Noun
  • Santa Clara Santa Clara Public Works Department will pick up Christmas trees between Jan. 6-10 along residents’ curbs.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Lining the curb next to them were more placards of martyrs, and billboards featuring the longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
    Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of curb
Noun
  • The new law mandates that children must be informed of their rights — including the right to contact state social service workers and the California Office of the Foster Care Ombudsperson — within one day of seclusion or restraints being used.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The suspect, 55-year-old Rose Anderson of Houston, appeared before the Harris County Magistrate on Sunday, Dec. 22, where she was charged with injury to a child and unlawful restraint.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of restraint
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