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Meanings of constrict in English

Portuguese
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Catalan
compactar
Spanish
apretar

Squeeze or press together.

        comprimir
        Portuguese
        apertar
        Catalan
        estrènyer

        Become tight or as if tight.

              apertar
              Usage of constrict in English
              1
              Characters in our society that have lower status tend to constrict themselves.
              Wired
              2
              Why did that thought make her chest constrict and her pulse race?
              Real life & liars
              3
              The cold will make the blood vessels constrict, slow down the bleeding.
              Blood rites
              4
              He saw her throat constrict, and there were tears in her eyes.
              The Tangle Box
              5
              Maybe, save those words for those seeking to embarrass and constrict the marginalized.
              Ebony
              6
              Kelos's windpipe started to constrict as the Shadowmage increased his hold.
              The call of kerberos: twilight of kerberos
              7
              Bingwen felt his windpipe constrict and pulled hard at Zihao's wrists.
              Earth Afire
              8
              They neither crush nor tear with their teeth nor constrict with their bodies.
              Through the Brazilian Wilderness
              9
              Julia felt her body constrict itself to form another giggle, but none came.
              Any Coincidence Is / Or, The Day Julia & Cecil the Cat Faced a F...
              10
              We have that in Parseltongue because snakes like to constrict things.
              Wired
              11
              Thick cream spread over his most sensitive flesh, making it constrict and tighten.
              Strong, sleek and sinful
              12
              I placed my hands on my stomach muscles, felt them constrict.
              Harvest Home
              13
              And lower temperatures lead the blood vessels to constrict, which reduces blood flow.
              Reuters
              14
              Tory felt her throat constrict around the next words as she formed them.
              The Sails of Tau Ceti
              15
              He felt his breath quicken and his chest constrict with anger and disbelief.
              The Tangle Box
              16
              Watched a regal python constrict a fat hen before consuming it.
              The new yorker
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