Both Uses of
impede
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- She was impeded by her own Shield Charm; by the time she had removed it he had already stormed into the night.†
Chpt 15 *
- He thought he could make out an enormous arm waving from the midst of the spider swarm, but as he made to chase after them, his way was impeded by a monumental foot, which swung down out of the darkness and made the ground on which he stood shudder.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(impede) create difficulty so as to slow or prevent (something)