- present participle of impede.
impeding
Example Sentences
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Then Hamilton, after qualifying second, was dropped to fifth on the grid with a penalty for impeding Piastri.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Most of Uminer’s books were shelved and weren’t impeding entrances and exits.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bottlenecks throughout the arms-production supply chain are impeding a manufacturing ramp-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Over the years, the number of cars parking near the bridge — often illegally, sometimes impeding emergency vehicles — has risen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
There were too many disappearances, in all parts of the city, to investigate properly, and too many forces impeding the detection of patterns.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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