What does encumbering mean?
Encumbering means Acting as an encumbrance; cumbersome; burdensome or serving to impede progress..
Encumbering
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Acting as an encumbrance; cumbersome; burdensome or serving to impede progress..
Definitions by Sense
- Acting as an encumbrance; cumbersome; burdensome or serving to impede progress.
- present participle and gerund of encumber
Example Sentences
There is not a more encumbering impediment to success, than the affection of gratitude.
We are apt to think the close-fitted turban of the Asiatic a singular head-dress; and such as must be very encumbering in a hot climate; but this light yet bulky covering is, precisely, the defence which experience has taught the wearer to place upon his head, in situations in which the direct impulse of the rays might otherwise prove fatal.
"Why my husband wants him about—" poor Mrs. Lanfear, the kindest of women, privately lamented to her friends; for Dredge, at that time—they kept him all summer at the bungalow—had one of the most encumbering personalities you can imagine.
Synonyms for encumbering
Antonyms for encumbering
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Word Forms
- more encumbering
- most encumbering
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There is not a more encumbering impediment to success, than the affection of gratitude.
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