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crimping(verb, adjective, hindering)
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crippling(verb, adjective, hindering)
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damming(verb, adjective, hindering)
2
deferring
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entangling(verb, adjective, hindering)
2
entrapping(verb, adjective, hindering)
2
faltering(noun, verb, adjective, delay, weakness)
2
fouling(verb, adjective, hindering)
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handicapping(verb, adjective, hindering)
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hesitating(verb, hesitating)
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jamming(verb, hindering)
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laggard(slow, late, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
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lax(slow, late, remiss, tardy, procrastinating)
2
lazy(adjective, quiet, easy, slow, heavy)
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leisurely(adjective, slow, late, remiss, tardy)
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prevention
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remiss(slow, late, tardy, procrastinating)
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resisting(verb, adjective, hindering)
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respiting
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shilly-shallying(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
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