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constricting
con·strict C0591100 (kən-strĭkt′)v. con·strict·ed, con·strict·ing, con·stricts v.tr.1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.2. To squeeze or compress.3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp: lives constricted by poverty.v.intr. To become constricted.
[Latin cōnstringere, cōnstrict-, to compress; see constrain.]
con·stric′tive adj.con·stric′tive·ly adv.constricting (kənˈstrɪktɪŋ) adj (Clothing & Fashion) (of a garment) tightThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | constricting - (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedomconstrictive, narrowingnarrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" |
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