Definition of "hindering" []

• Present participle of hinder. (verb)

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• "It can be argued, then, that economics plays a big role in hindering the sending of Brazilian cross-cultural missionaries."
• "Even if we look at the situation selfishly, we will see that Britain's sterling balance situation is a big factor in hindering a return to convertibility of dollars and sterling, which is affecting us very directly."
• "Whether it be efficacious in hindering crime or not, this penal code is undoubtedly made for a very limited class of individuals; namely, criminals."