hampering

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noun

That which hampers; an impediment.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hamper
nounhampering (plural hamperings)

plural hamperings

  1. That which hampers; an impediment.

    25 February 1926, Ernest Hemingway, Letter to Isabel Simmons I still love you, in spite of the hamperings of your married state and I think Francis is a grand guy and that you married damned well […]

Cite this entry
APA

hampering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hampering

MLA

“hampering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hampering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hampering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hampering.

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