different between hindrance vs impending

English

Alternative forms

• hinderance (archaic)
• hindraunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From hinder +? -ance

Noun

hindrance (plural hindrances)

1. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.

   High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.

2. The state or act of hindering something

   Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Translations

Anagrams

• N-cadherin

English

Etymology

From impend +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p?nd??/

Adjective

impending (not comparable)

1. Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

Synonyms

• imminent, in the offing, proximate; see also Thesaurus:impending

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Translations

Verb

impending

1. present participle of impend

   The hurricane is impending.

Noun

impending (plural impendings)

1. Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.
   • 1994, Steve Garvey, quoted in 2000, Nicholas Barnes, Ainin H. Garvey, The Lost Writings of Steve Garvey (page 23)

     Although I do think about death quite regularly, my intense fear of lesser impendings has taught me that the only way I will survive it is to remain objective […]