hamper
verb (used with object)
to hold back; hinder; impede.
were hampering
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past progressiveof hamper.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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Yet senior executives also warned rising prices and sporadic supplies shortages were hampering business.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Ulster Farmers' Union said "draconian planning rules" were hampering some farmers in their efforts to modernise and ease the challenges they face in managing nutrients on farms.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
The military earlier reported a higher number of missing and surviving miners, saying impassable roads and poor communication lines were hampering efforts to get more specific details from the village.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
But department director Marcia Mayeda said in a June report to the board that severe staffing shortages were hampering efforts to provide basic animal care and bring down euthanasia numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
Coupe-jarret was a phrase applied during the revolutionary intrigues to those who were hampering a movement which appeared to advance.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various
