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Hindering Definition & Meaning

hindering
adjective
  1. preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"

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What does hindering mean?
preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"
What part of speech is hindering?
Hindering is an adjective.

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