1. present participle of stymie; blocking or hindering the progress of something

Examples

• The heavy traffic was stymieing our efforts to reach the airport on time.
• Budget cuts are stymieing the school’s expansion plans.
• Technical difficulties kept stymieing the software launch.
• The new regulations are stymieing small business growth.
• Bad weather has been stymieing rescue operations all week.
• Political disagreements are stymieing progress on the bill.