constricting

con·strict  (kn-strkt)

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.

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[Latin cnstringere, cnstrict-, to compress; see constrain.]

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con·strictive adj.

con·strictive·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

constricting - (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom constrictive, narrowing narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"