burdening

/B ER1 D AH0 N IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.

    โ€œto burden a nation with taxesโ€

  2. 2

    To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burden, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burdening