was retarding
- past progressive of retard.
Example Sentences
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The absence of routine, and naught else, was retarding his recovery.
From Mr. Prohack by Bennett, Arnold
He stood holding the trapdoor, eager to close it again as soon as she should step clear of it, and surprise was retarding her ascent.
From Malcolm by MacDonald, George
What I wanted was to see the race, the flight, and all this miserable manoeuvring was retarding it.
From An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; an Idyl of Saratoga by Howells, William Dean
I was obliged to do it myself, for the sail had filled aback, and it was retarding the progress of the raft.
From Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants by Optic, Oliver
I confess reality was retarding my growth considerably.
From A Mountain Boyhood by Comstock, Enos B. (Enos Benjamin)
