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Constricting

To narrow, especially by application of pressure.

📖 Definitions of "Constricting"

verb
  1. 1

    To narrow, especially by application of pressure.

  2. 2

    To limit or restrict.

🔄 Synonyms of "Constricting"

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WordDefinition
tightverbFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
narrowverbHaving a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
constrictiveThat constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.
bindingnoun(of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
narrowingnounThe process of becoming narrow.

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WordDefinition
bindingnoun(of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
narrowverbHaving a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
narrowingnounThe process of becoming narrow.
tightverbFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
limitnounA restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
constrictionnounThe act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
constrictionsnounThe act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
constrainingnounThe act by which something is constrained.
constrainverb(transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
constrainsverb(transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
confiningverblimiting; restrictive
restrictiveConfining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.
constrainedKept within close bounds; confined.
restrictingverbServing to restrict.
tightnessnounThe quality or degree of being tight.
constraintsnounSomething that constrains; a restriction.
tighteningnounThe act or process of making more tight.
suffocatingThat tends to suffocate the target(s); so overwhelming and lethal or life-threatening as to suffocate; suffocative.
constraintnounSomething that constrains; a restriction.
restrictionnounA regulation or limitation that restricts.

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