hampering
- present participle of hamper.
Example Sentences
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Gold futures broke a two session winning streak, as investors seemed to react to weekend clashes hampering traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Winds of up to 50 mph stoked the flames and severely limited the fire response by hampering boat and aircraft access to the remote island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
New skirmishes in the region are hampering cease-fire talks, and highlight that safety — and million-dollar insurance rates per ship — are the top calculations that ship owners will be making.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
The WHO chief also said on Friday it was crucial to build trust, warning that violence and insecurity in the war-ravaged region were hampering the response to the Ebola outbreak.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
To the west, the Demeter cabin and Grovers nature spirits had turned Sixth Avenue into a jungle that was hampering a squadron of Kronos s demigods.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
