constrict
verb (used with object)
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
constricted
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past participleof constrict.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof constrict.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
constrictverb (used with object)to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
Example Sentences
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The monthslong closure of the Strait of Hormuz has constricted crude flows to Asia, where giant refineries ordinarily transform it into fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But the combined weight of the Covid pandemic, China's spiralling property slump and constricted borrowing limits for its citizens have sunk those sky-high ambitions, and all but ground the project to a standstill.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
As the water moves beyond the constricted section, pressure rises and the bubbles violently collapse.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Physical capacity across the world is constricted by a variety of chokepoints, some natural like Hormuz, some man-made like tariffs.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
In contrast to Eurasia’s consistent east-west breadth, the New World was constricted over the whole length of Central America and especially at Panama.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
