What does hampering mean?
Hampering means present participle and gerund of hamper.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of hamper.
25 February 1926, Ernest Hemingway, Letter to Isabel Simmons I still love you, in spite of the hamperings of your married state and I think Francis is a grand guy and that you married damned well […]
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Hampering means present participle and gerund of hamper.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
25 February 1926, Ernest Hemingway, Letter to Isabel Simmons I still love you, in spite of the hamperings of your married state and I think Francis is a grand guy and that you married damned well […]
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