constrict
verb (used with object)
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
is constricting
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present progressiveof constrict (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Historically low mortgage rates followed by inflation fueled price appreciation and resulted in a lock-in effect for owners that is constricting the supply of homes for sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
“I never, ever want to play anything that won’t come out the way I want it to sound,” he said, “so what I end up doing instead is constricting what I play.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2022
“What that ends up doing is constricting the budgets that manufacturers have to pull levers, like to provide a coupon.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
The Sheas also devised the “belt-to-fat” theory: The less belly fat there is constricting the stomach, the more one can eat.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 1, 2011
Count it as another measure of recessionary stress, but at a time when everything is constricting and contracting and downsizing, her choices don't match the moment.
From Time Magazine Archive
