Impeding

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impede \Im*pede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeded}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Impeding}.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet;
     pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf.
     {Impeach}.]
     To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede
     the advance of troops.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Whatever hinders or impedes
           The action of the nobler will.           --Logfellow.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  impeding
       adj : preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers
             overflowing into the street" [syn: {clogging}, {hindering},
              {obstructive}]