manacled
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past participleof manacle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
manaclenouna shackle for the hand; handcuff. -
past tense formof manacle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
manaclenouna shackle for the hand; handcuff.
Example Sentences
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He stays gruff, of course, but you sense that Ray is as manacled by his authoritarian role as Colin literally is in his hungry, slurping devotion to his master.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
There were no triumphal demonstrations, in the tradition of ancient Rome, with manacled Russian captives and their plundered treasures paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2019
“I am leashed it looks like, manacled; cobwebbed, that’s closer,” she says.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2018
Handcuffed, his feet manacled and wearing a white prison jumpsuit, Bissonnette reportedly looked at the floor throughout the court hearing, aside from casting a brief glance at his lawyer.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2017
Even the stench from the manacled troll seemed mild in comparison.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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