as in impeding
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
having to constantly entertain guests at the summer cottage was really cramping my writing efforts
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Recent Examples of cramping
Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
This most commonly results in a bladder infection, with symptoms ranging from pain or burning while urinating; frequent urination; feeling the need to urinate despite having an empty bladder; bloody urine and pressure; or cramping in the groin or lower abdomen.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Both my whole legs were cramping — both my calves and my hammies.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Anxiety folds into cramping silence.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
A week after having to leave the game as a pitcher due to cramping in his right hip, Ohtani was feeling frisky against the Cardinals.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The most common heat symptoms Magloire observes in her patients are lower abdominal pressure, back pain and, like Christina Duarte experienced, cramping.
—Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
This most commonly results in a bladder infection, with symptoms ranging from pain or burning while urinating; frequent urination; feeling the need to urinate despite having an empty bladder; bloody urine and pressure; or cramping in the groin or lower abdomen.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Both my whole legs were cramping — both my calves and my hammies.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Anxiety folds into cramping silence.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
A week after having to leave the game as a pitcher due to cramping in his right hip, Ohtani was feeling frisky against the Cardinals.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cramping
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Former Klamath Tribes Chairman Jeff Mitchell, a longtime advocate for dam removal, told The Arizona Republic in 2024 that his tribe had suffered from the dams impeding salmon migration years before the downriver tribes.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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But that kind of government involvement carries any number of risks, like impeding overall economic growth or making US companies less competitive around the world.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Since Ruben Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United 10 months ago, the team’s struggles to score goals have been hampering them.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Nurse Chapel concludes that sleep, friends, and romantic entanglements have been hampering her productivity.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The senior Lebanese official warned that continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon are hindering government efforts to disarm the group.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Armstrong was on probation for a case in Georgia involving charges of first-degree cruelty to children, false imprisonment, simple battery and obstructing or hindering of law enforcement, records show.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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If that wasn’t embarrassing enough, then came an ugly post-game brawl that has gone viral on social media all over the world.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Taking just the bare stats into consideration, Rooney's managerial career has been defined by a horrendously low win rate, but that is in addition to a spate of embarrassing off-field antics.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Armstrong was on probation for a case in Georgia involving charges of first-degree cruelty to children, false imprisonment, simple battery and obstructing or hindering of law enforcement, records show.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Burning Man organizers stressed the importance of not obstructing the investigation.—
Stepheny Price , Julia Bonavita , Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Cramping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cramping. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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