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cramping

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verb

present participle of cramp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cramping
Verb
  • Mehta highlighted how business units stow data, impeding cross-functional collaboration.
    Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The slow development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure remains a critical challenge, impeding widespread adoption.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Equal to Tesfaye’s navel-gazing, Shults uses every trick in the music-video playbook to conjure a vivid, ultra-saturated but not quite realistic universe where the Weeknd is a brightly burning sun everyone revolves around.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 May 2025
  • Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The robot also managed to get up from a face-up position, even with a bag obstructing its view.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Stay High and Dry To avoid obstructing impressive scenery, a hog-wire railing framed in wood wraps this deck, which is set high above the water.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Cramping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cramping. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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