thwart
verb (used with object)
to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
am thwarting
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present progressiveof thwart (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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You can’t imagine how she lectures me: I am disobedient and ungrateful; I am thwarting her wishes, wronging my brother, and making myself a burden on her hands.
From The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
