Constricted

Word CONSTRICTED
Character 11
Hyphenation con strict ed
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Constricted"

What do we mean by constricted?

To narrow, especially by application of pressure.

To limit or restrict.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Constricted

The word "constricted" in example sentences

Suddenly everything looked different, including our own personal dramas that often keep us stuck in constricted places and keep us from seeing the bigger picture. ❋ Rabbi Laura Geller (2010)

Is India "constricted" because we have adopted "old standards" like HTML and Unicode? ❋ Venky (2009)

The Badianus Manuscript, an indigenous herbal written in the mid-sixteenth century, recommends a strong purge for "oppression of the chest," an ailment that makes one feel "constricted" by a "certain fullness" in the chest area. 9 ❋ Unknown (2008)

Afterward, though, as Wendell Berry noted in his 1975 essay, "The Specialization of Poetry," poets then receded into the fields, quads, and coffeehouses of an isolated and "constricted" art. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The prosecution lawyers objected, saying they should not be 'constricted' and that the defense would have every chance to cross-examine the witnesses anyway. ❋ Pcij (2010)

With this kind of constricted social base, it will be difficult for Muslim women to make use of any legislation based on affirmative action. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Found my throat severely constricted and myself gasping to get air. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Alexi imagined the Arctic, too, when he was a boy, but since then the range his dreams has constricted—once it was a fast lunar rocket he dreamed of, after that a fast car, and now it's the prospect of a speedy subway ride home, a new issue of a magazine waiting for him in its subtle black wrapper, perhaps a coupon for free pizza from the parlor he favors. ❋ Steve Himmer (2011)

Traditional, inhaled corticosteriods like Flovent, Pulmicort, Asmanex and Qvar treat asthma's inflammation, while LABAs, prescribed as maintenance or "control" drugs, expand constricted airways and protect against bronchospasm. ❋ Martha Rosenberg (2011)

“No, but Jack—” her voice constricted with weeping. ❋ Alix Rickloff (2011)

His dialog is much more appropriate for Fox News or other news media with constricted views. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Italy was left with an increasingly constricted economy that has grown at less than 1% on average per year in the last decade. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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