- present participle of hinder.
hindering
Americanadjective
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causing delay, interruption, or difficulty in some process or movement; hampering or impeding.
Once the hindering factors of misinformation and prejudice are discarded, we can rebuild the party in a more unified way.
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preventing an act or event; stopping someone from doing something.
The time slot for the show was also a hindering block to viewing, as audiences didn't want to watch it at 5 a.m.
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Etymology
Origin of hindering
First recorded in 1350–1400; hinder 1 ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; hinder 1 ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. ) for the noun sense
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Lending to eurozone businesses halved in August, a sign that rising borrowing costs following the European Central Bank’s decision to raise its key interest rate are hindering investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"Constraining LLM development under a misunderstanding of fair use doctrine would thwart such creative and scientific progress while hindering American prosperity and economic mobility," the document read.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In the comments section under Adeyemi’s Wednesday video, frustrated fans asked the author to be more transparent while others suggested maybe a non-disclosure agreement was hindering her ability to offer any specifics on the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
But Brexit isn’t the only actor at play, with a structural lack of exposure to technology stocks also hindering performance, they wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
“You are hindering Nico. You try to persuade him to give up his goal. I would make him a lord!”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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