This is the 3544th most frequent Spanish word.
impidiendo
"Impidiendo" means "preventing" or "hindering."
Here, 'impidiendo' is used in the present active participle form meaning 'hindering' or 'blocking'.
Los árboles caídos están impidiendo el paso por el sendero.
The fallen trees are impeding the passage through the path.
In this context, 'impidiendo' means 'preventing' or 'stopping', indicating interference with an activity.
El profesor está impidiendo que los estudiantes discutan en clase.
The teacher is preventing the students from chatting in class.
Here, 'impidiendo' is utilized to denote 'making concentration difficult', indicating a disruptive factor.