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▪ I. hindering, vbl. n.|ˈhɪndərɪŋ| [f. hinder v. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. hinder: †a. Detriment, damage, disparagement (obs.). b. Obstruction, impediment, hindrance.
c1375Sc. Leg. Saints, Andrew 973 Þat mycht be hendringe to myn fame, And lattinge als to ȝore gud name. 1390Gower Conf. II. 64 Which shall be to the double shame, Most for the hindringe of thy name. c1450Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 234 Ȝe do ȝourself ryght grett hyndrynge And short ȝoure lyff or ȝe beware. 1450–1530Myrr. our Ladye 241 Leste the deceyte of the enmy..had come vnto her to the hendrynge of her sowle. ▪ II. ˈhindering, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] That hinders, impedes, or obstructs. Hence ˈhinderingly adv., so as to obstruct or prevent.
1390Gower Conf. I. 310 How hindring is a wofull peine To him, that love wold atteigne. 1646H. Lawrence Comm. Angels 136 The objections..are extreamely hindering. 1825Blackw. Mag. XVIII. 295 Causes, which..bear impulsively, or hinderingly, upon every action. 1868Geo. Eliot Sp. Gipsy 304 And slays all hindering men. |