verb
- present participle of encumber; hindering or impeding the movement or progress of someone or something
- present participle of encumber; burdening with debt or legal obligations
Usage: legal; financial
Examples
- The heavy backpack was encumbering her ability to climb quickly.
- Thick snow was encumbering traffic throughout the city.
- The new regulations are encumbering small businesses with paperwork.
- He found the formal dress code encumbering during the outdoor event.
- The bank is encumbering the property with a large mortgage.
- Old traditions were encumbering the company’s efforts to modernize.