- present participle of hamper.
hampering
Example Sentences
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The United Nations warns that its agencies on the ground will likely run out of funds in the coming weeks, further hampering containment efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Despite firefighting efforts, strong winds are fanning flames and hampering containment operations - with local media reporting that firefighting aircraft have been unable to fly on Thursday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Cooling every home by machine would strain the grid and warm the streets, hampering the effort to slow the warming that drives the demand.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But it has struggled against a lack of enforcement power and several nations -- notably China, Israel, Russia and the United States -- do not recognise its jurisdiction, hampering its ability to investigate their nationals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
To the west, the Demeter cabin and Grovers nature spirits had turned Sixth Avenue into a jungle that was hampering a squadron of Kronos s demigods.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
