Im·pede v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impeding.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops.
Whatever hinders or impedes
The action of the nobler will. --Logfellow.
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impeding
adj : preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers
overflowing into the street" [syn: clogging, hindering,
obstructive]