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adj. - Preventing movement.

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Usage examples (32)
  • This may reflect the role of the Alps in impeding free flow of people between Italy and the rest of Europe.
  • As a result, the Developer is inclined to blame the Planner as one who is inflexible and who seems to delight in impeding the speedy fulfilment of vital economic decisions.
  • Under certain circumstances this can be termed impeding-see RCW 46.61.425.
  • "The knee is still playing me up and it's kind of impeding what I'm doing," he said.
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