constricting

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constricting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of
     constringere. See Constrain.]
     To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to
     cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Such things as constrict the fibers.     --Arbuthnot.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
           contraction serves to constrict.         --Todd &
                                                    Bowman.
     [1913 Webster]

  constricting \constricting\ adj.
     1. hindering freedom of movement.
  
     Syn: binding.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. being reduced in width.
  
     Syn: constrictive, narrowing.
          [WordNet 1.5]

constricting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  constricting
      adj 1: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn:
             constricting, constrictive, narrowing]