shackle
noun
a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
were shackling
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past progressiveof shackle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Cipriani, 35, said its "outdated" traditions were "shackling the game".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2023
Out in the darkness, by the fitful light of lanterns, half a dozen big riverboats crowded with men, were shackling up short lengths of boom into longer ones.
From The Boss of Wind River by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
