constrict
🇺🇸
/kənˈstrɪkt/
🇬🇧
/kənˈstrɪkt/
verb
R
to make or become smaller or tighter
Her throat constricted when she got nervous.
R
to limit or restrict something
The strict rules constricted their creativity.
translation
to make or become smaller or tighter; to limit or restrict something
Word Forms
3rd Present
constricts
Past
constricted
Perfect
constricted
Progressive
constricting