restrain
verb (used with object)
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress.
is restraining
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present progressiveof restrain (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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Warsh said productivity gains and AI-driven innovation are the drivers of a new economic expansion that the Fed is restraining.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Higher interest rates and the rotation of spending back to services is restraining manufacturing, which accounts for 11.3% of the U.S. economy.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2022
“We know what is restraining consumer spending,” he said — namely the health crisis and, for some families, the means.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2021
Last March a new law came into effect that allowed women access to protection orders - that is, restraining orders - for the first time.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2021
She is tired, her face looking numb, like she has no energy to express anything, but still I can tell she is restraining herself from talking; she is letting Father do most of it.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
