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单词 constricting
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constrictingadj.

/kənˈstrɪktɪŋ/
Etymology: formed as constrict v. + -ing suffix2.
That constricts; compressing, squeezing tightly all round.
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting
compressive1578
constrictive1578
strangling1606
squeezy1751
strangulating1822
constricting1836
constringing1858
constringent1876
1836 Penny Cycl. V. 20/1 Virgil's Laocoön, and the unrivalled marble group..owe their origin undoubtedly to the stories current of constricting serpents.
1883 T. L. Brunton in Nature 8 Mar. 438 The constricting fibres which issue from the ganglion and pass to the ear.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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