retard
verb (used with object)
to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
is retarding
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present progressiveof retard (3rd 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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Now, β, in two parallel conductors conveying currents of the same sense, that is flowing in the same direction, is retarding, Fig.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
That child has a secret on her mind, and it is retarding her recovery.
From Sue, A Little Heroine by L. T. Meade
It will then be seen that this docked model leaves a whirlpool behind her stern, which is retarding her.
From Boating by W. B. Woodgate
In setting this up as a definite standard they will escape the inertia and conservatism that ordinarily characterize large groups, a condition which at the present time is retarding the British cooperative movement.
From Consumers' Cooperative Societies in New York State by The Consumers' League of New York
The art of vocalization is retarding the progress of the modern music drama.
From The Merry-Go-Round by Carl Van Vechten
