The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hinder \Hin"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hindered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hindering.] [OE. hindren, hinderen, AS. hindrian, fr. hinder behind; akin to D. hinderen, G. hindern, OHG. hintar?n, Icel. & Sw. hindra, Dan. hindre. See Hinder, a.]
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To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going.
Them that were entering in ye hindered.
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I hinder you too long.
--Shak.2. To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.
What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of families, from having the same right?
--Locke.Syn: To check; retard; impede; delay; block; clog; prevent; stop; interrupt; counteract; thwart; oppose; obstruct; debar; embarrass.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of hinder English)
WordNet
adj. preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street" [syn: clogging, impeding, obstructive]
Usage examples of "hindering".
Perhaps Evil is merely an impediment to the Soul like something affecting the eye and so hindering sight.
It has also the advantage, through a large cap, of concealing the hair, and the white gauze which covers the face does not allow the colour of the eyes or of the eyebrows to be seen, but in order to prevent the costume from hindering the movements of the mask, he must not wear anything underneath, and in winter a dress made of light calico is not particularly agreeable.
The Persians in the front lines tried desperately to wheel and run to the rear, but their comrades behind, fifteen or twenty ranks thick, marched doggedly forward like the slaves they were, under the whips and threats of their sergeants, blocking the path of the panic-stricken front ranks and hindering their retreat.
They clumsily wrenched the raft back and forth, their strapped logs hindering them at every step, frantically trying to force it out of the jam.
Absorption does not here imply the destruction of anything pre-existing, but the hindering what might otherwise have been.
Thirdly, because the power of the devil is restrained, by prayers, blessings, and the like, from hindering the sacramental effect.
Bennet had sat quite impassively throughout, showing no sign of emotion on his face, neither helping me nor hindering me.
The Iraqis blocked a surprise inspection and resumed hindering the inspectors in other ways.
The United States will not be able to justify attacking Iraq if it is the French, Russians, and Chinese who are hindering the work of the inspectors and doing so in the United Nations--and Paris, Moscow, and Beijing all know this.