Verb
The project was hampered by budget restraints.
Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.
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Verb
Progress has been hampered by persistent rain and challenging terrain, as crews have to work in a narrow mountain gorge, hemmed in between unstable cliffs and a fast-flowing river.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 Sep. 2026 Efforts to prevent famine have been hampered by the January decision of the United States, once Somalia's largest donor, to freeze nearly all of the country's humanitarian aid.—
Durrie Bouscaren,
NPR,
31 Aug. 2026
Noun
Does his significant other and babymama Isabel Haugseng Johansen constantly have to remind him to toss the underwear and socks in the laundry hamper as opposed to on the floor?—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2026 Hanging or collapsible hampers reduce the permanent floor space devoted to dirty clothes.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hamper
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English
Noun
Middle English hamper, hanaper, literally, case to hold goblets, from Anglo-French hanaper, from hanap goblet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hnæpp bowl
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