- 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
Example Sentences
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Hindering investigations is the lack of a local forensic lab which means crucial DNA samples must be sent overseas for analysis, equating to lengthy waits for results.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
Hindering the Forest Service nationwide is a shortage of workers to cut and remove trees on the scale demanded, government officials and forestry experts say.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023
According to the broadcaster, the copy of the draft report said: "Hindering such cases calls into question the integrity of the investigative process, can result in counterintelligence vulnerabilities and can allow criminal behavior to continue."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2013
Hindering growth is Italy’s heaving government debt, which at 119 percent of gross domestic product is second only to Greece’s among euro zone members.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2011
What were the infinite spectacles bulking foremost Under my sight, Hindering me to discern my paced advancement Lengthening to miles; What were the re-creations killing the daytime As by the night?
From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas
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