straitjacket
noun
a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
were straitjacketing
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past progressiveof straitjacket.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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They seemed to enjoy the idea, he added, “that these forces were straitjacketing them, whether it was true or not.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2012
