Constricting

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

constricting
    adj 1: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn:
           {constricting}, {constrictive}, {narrowing}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of
   constringere. See {Constrain}.]
   To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to
   cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
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         Such things as constrict the fibers.     --Arbuthnot.
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         Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
         contraction serves to constrict.         --Todd &
                                                  Bowman.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

constricting \constricting\ adj.
   1. hindering freedom of movement.

   Syn: binding.
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   2. being reduced in width.

   Syn: constrictive, narrowing.
        [WordNet 1.5]