Meaning & use
Encumbering
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Weighing down, burdening, or hindering; the present participle of 'encumber.'
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The heavy backpack kept encumbering her progress up the trail.
Old debts were encumbering the family business for years.
A note on using this word
Encumber comes from Old French combrer, related to obstruction, and in legal contexts an 'encumbrance' specifically refers to a claim, such as a mortgage, that burdens a property title.
Words with a similar meaning
burdeninghinderingimpeding
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Words with an opposite meaning
freeingunburdening
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