Definition of "retarding" [retarding]

• Present participle of retard. (verb)

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• "Organic is a very successful label, but with tradeoffs in retarding innovation."
• "But perhaps immigration's role in retarding economic modernization is confined to agriculture, which, after all, is very different from the rest of the economy."
• "Possibly one of the most interesting results of the Korean war has been its effect in retarding the spread southwards of Chinese Communist Armies into South East Asia."