hamper
/ˈhæm.pɚ/ verb C2- To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle. · Near-synonym: hobble
- To impede in motion or progress.
He/she/it hampers · Past hampered · Past participle hampered · -ing form hampering
Verb forms
- Base form
- hamper
- He/she/it
- hampers
- Past
- hampered
- Past participle
- hampered
- -ing form
- hampering
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And of all the excited performers-elect none was so excited as Anne Shirley, who threw herself into the undertaking heart and soul, hampered as she was by Marilla’s disapproval.
‘On the 23rd you incommoded me; by the middle of February I was seriously inconvenienced by you; at the end of March I was absolutely hampered in my plans; and now, at the close of April, I find myself placed in such a position through your continual persecution that I am in positive danger of losing my liberty.
Our conversation was hampered by the presence of the driver of the hired wagonette, so that we were forced to talk of trivial matters when our nerves were tense with emotion and anticipation.
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