hamper
verb (used with object)
to hold back; hinder; impede.
am hampering
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present progressiveof hamper (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Maybe I am cramping your ambitions—maybe I am hampering your mental and spiritual growth.
From The Island of Faith by Margaret E. (Margaret Elizabeth) Sangster
