- 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
Under Essayli, federal prosecutors in L.A. have aggressively charged protesters with assaulting and impeding the actions of immigration agents, filing more than 100 cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Bottlenecks throughout the arms-production supply chain are impeding a manufacturing ramp-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Bud could see the helmsman wrestling with the wheel, trying to get the vessel to turn to starboard, but clearly there was something impeding the propeller.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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