Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hampering

/hˈæmpɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: ham-per-ing
IPA: /hˈæmpɚɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hamper

noun

That which hampers; an impediment.

Example Sentences

"25 February 1926, Ernest Hemingway, Letter to Isabel Simmons I still love you, in spite of the hamperings of your married state and I think Francis is a grand guy and that you married damned well […]"

Inflected Forms

hamperings (plural)

Rhymes With

tampering pampering scampering

Questions

How do you pronounce hampering?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈæmpɚɪŋ/.
What does hampering mean?: present participle and gerund of hamper

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