hamper
verb (used with object)
to hold back; hinder; impede.
have been hampering
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present perfect progressiveof hamper.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Strong winds and low humidity have been hampering efforts to keep the blazes under control.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2020
Heavy rains, war and a lack of funding have been hampering efforts to control the biggest locust outbreak in more than a quarter of a century.
From Nature ● Mar. 12, 2020
Strong winds have been hampering plans to lift the Dornier 17 plane, one of the three types of German bomber that pounded England during the summer of 1940.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 10, 2013
Britain . . . will have to scrap the outworn ideas and practices which have been hampering her industries since the end of the war.
From Time Magazine Archive
