hamstring
noun
(in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
was hamstringing
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past progressiveof hamstring.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But it would take another two months for me to shake the thought of myself as an employee — an image that was hamstringing my income.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025
Muse said that he believed the redundant design of its fixed-seat theaters was hamstringing its aspirations.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2020
