retarding

A slowing or hindrance.

Noun

  1. A slowing or hindrance.
    • It resembled them in the sense that it was not ended, when it was past, but continued to unfold, in Watt's head, from beginning to end, over and over again, the complex connexions of its lights and shadows, the passing...

    Synonyms: detaining hindrance impediment

Forms

retardings

Derived

retarding basin retardingly unretarding

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of retard