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Meanings of constricting in English

(Of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom.

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Examples for "narrowing"
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There followed two further options, narrowing down the geographical area in question.
The Irish Times
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Patients with primarily lateral compartment narrowing at any time point were excluded.
Pubmed
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The model may also help explain regional dynamic airway narrowing during expiration.
Pubmed
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Did you just say 'the chocolate frog'? Finney asked, his eyes narrowing.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
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If China consumed more, imports would rise, narrowing a ballooning trade surplus.
Reuters
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Hemodynamic pressure curves presented features similar to those of constrictive pericarditis.
Pubmed
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Clinically used drugs inhibit IH but delay re-endothelialization and also cause constrictive remodeling.
Pubmed
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Chest roentgenogram and cardiac catheterization preceded a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis.
Pubmed
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A 46-year-old woman was admitted for surgery after diagnosis of a constrictive pericarditis.
Pubmed
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At 4-month follow-up, she did well with no evidence of constrictive pericarditis on echocardiogram.
Pubmed
Usage of constricting in English
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If used in a constricting manner can make users invisible to advertisers.
Wired
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But it was a far more sinister and constricting world at night.
Mutated
3
Tolton felt his world constricting, and took the safety off the launcher.
The Naked God
4
It was amazingly uncomfortable, biting and pinching, squeezing, constricting and contracting everywhere.
The Sorceress
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The constricting bandage around his throat was deep red with spreading blood.
The bourne ultimatum
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Its size didn't usually bother him, but today it felt constricting.
Fragile Eternity
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The tightness constricting his unbeating heart lessened, but it didn't disappear.
Darkness unleashed
8
Lightning-swift they shot forth, wrapped themselves about the body of the spacehound, constricting.
The Beast of Space
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I managed to sink into a seat despite my crotch-constricting garment.
Calamity jayne
10
Get too far apart. Her fingers closed around his thumb, constricting and warm.
Palimpsest
11
See, the organ-constricting, bone-crunching corset as an underwear-as-outwear look is NOT for everyone.
News.com.au
12
Brandon's anger pounded up into his head in great waves of constricting passion.
The Cathedral: A Novel
13
I felt a sudden, constricting wave of shame pulse through me.
Woken furies
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The beer went down smooth, constricting his throat, then releasing it with satisfaction.
Creepers
15
The fright constricting his throat prevented the exclamation being more than a whisper.
The Reality Dysfunction
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My throat was constricting, and I felt like I was suffocating.
The one-week job project: one man, one year, 52 jobs
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