Constriction
noun
The action of making something narrower or tighter, or the state of becoming narrower or tighter.
The constriction of the blood vessels can lead to high blood pressure.
noun
A narrow part in a piece or part.
There was a constriction in the pipe which was causing the water to flow slowly.
noun
A feeling of tightness or restriction in the body, especially chest or throat.
He felt a sudden constriction in his chest, signalling the onset of a panic attack.
noun
Limitation or restriction.
The constriction of civil liberties under the new regime has been criticized by many.
noun
The action of making something narrower or tighter, or the state of becoming narrower or tighter.
The constriction of the blood vessels can lead to high blood pressure.
noun
A narrow part in a piece or part.
There was a constriction in the pipe which was causing the water to flow slowly.
noun
A feeling of tightness or restriction in the body, especially chest or throat.
He felt a sudden constriction in his chest, signalling the onset of a panic attack.
noun
Limitation or restriction.
The constriction of civil liberties under the new regime has been criticized by many.
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Processes
Use 'constriction' for describing processes that involve narrowing or tightening in a physical context.
A snake's constriction is powerful enough to suffocate its prey.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Constriction' doesn't always imply a problem; sometimes it's part of normal functioning.
Pupils experience constriction to regulate the amount of light entering the eye.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Processes
Use 'constriction' for describing processes that involve narrowing or tightening in a physical context.
A snake's constriction is powerful enough to suffocate its prey.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Constriction' doesn't always imply a problem; sometimes it's part of normal functioning.
Pupils experience constriction to regulate the amount of light entering the eye.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Processes
Use 'constriction' for describing processes that involve narrowing or tightening in a physical context.
A snake's constriction is powerful enough to suffocate its prey.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Constriction' doesn't always imply a problem; sometimes it's part of normal functioning.
Pupils experience constriction to regulate the amount of light entering the eye.
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Video examples
My stroke of insight PIPE...
So I get off the machine, and I'm walking across my living room floor, and I realize that everything inside of my body has slowed way down. And every step is very rigid and very deliberate. There's no fluidity to my pace, and there's this constriction in my area of perception,
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Pythons 101 PIPE National...
Pythons' long bodies help the reptiles kill by way of constriction. They wrap their bodies around prey and every time the prey exhales, the python squeezes more tightly. This disrupts the prey's respiration and blood flow inevitably leading to its death.
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How does asthma work? -...
but during an asthma attack, it blocks the narrowed airways, making it even harder to breathe. These effects lead to this symptoms of asthma. Smooth muscle constriction results in the feeling of chest tightness.
Video examples
My stroke of insight PIPE...
So I get off the machine, and I'm walking across my living room floor, and I realize that everything inside of my body has slowed way down. And every step is very rigid and very deliberate. There's no fluidity to my pace, and there's this constriction in my area of perception,
Video examples
Pythons 101 PIPE National...
Pythons' long bodies help the reptiles kill by way of constriction. They wrap their bodies around prey and every time the prey exhales, the python squeezes more tightly. This disrupts the prey's respiration and blood flow inevitably leading to its death.
Video examples
How does asthma work? -...
but during an asthma attack, it blocks the narrowed airways, making it even harder to breathe. These effects lead to this symptoms of asthma. Smooth muscle constriction results in the feeling of chest tightness.
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Quote examples
John Updike
American Novelist
A room containing Philip Roth, I have noticed, begins hilariously to whirl and pulse with a mix of rebelliousness and constriction that I take to be Oedipal.
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Matt Rosendale
American Public Servant
I'll fight for more freedom and prosperity for all Montana: we need to send Trump some conservative reinforcing that will end the liberal constriction.
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Katherine Waterston
British Actress
What appeals about the '70s is the celebration of the female form, the lack of constriction.
Quote examples
John Updike
American Novelist
A room containing Philip Roth, I have noticed, begins hilariously to whirl and pulse with a mix of rebelliousness and constriction that I take to be Oedipal.
Quote examples
Matt Rosendale
American Public Servant
I'll fight for more freedom and prosperity for all Montana: we need to send Trump some conservative reinforcing that will end the liberal constriction.
Quote examples
Katherine Waterston
British Actress
What appeals about the '70s is the celebration of the female form, the lack of constriction.
Example 1 of 3
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