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impeding

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im·pede  (m-pd)
tr.v. im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing, im·pedes
To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder1.
[Latin impedre; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
im·peder n.
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Adj.1.impeding - preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"
clogging, hindering, obstructive
preventative, preventive - tending to prevent or hinder


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Mere cattle stop the trains, and go by in a procession, just as if they were not impeding travel
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
When impeded in their progress, these people suddenly ceased muttering, but re-doubled their gesticulations, and awaited, with an absent and overdone smile upon the lips, the course of the persons impeding them.
The Man of the Crowd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
When impeded in their progress, these people suddenly ceased muttering, but re-doubled their gesticulations, and awaited, with an absent and overdone smile upon the lips, the course of the persons impeding them.
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