Constringe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become tight or as if tight

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈænɪˌɑːpʌŋktʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kənstɹˈɪndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənstɹˈɪndʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈænɪˌɑːpʌŋktʃɚ/.

Examples

Her throat constricted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

constrict narrow

Parts of Speech

verb	become tight or as if tight “Her throat constricted”

Word Forms

constriction	noun	a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
narrowing	noun	an instance of becoming narrow

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

constreñir

ponerse tenso o como si estuviera apretado

🇮🇹Italian

constringere

diventare stretto o come se fosse stretto

🇳🇱Dutch

beperken

strak worden of alsof het strak is

🇵🇹Portuguese

restringir

ficar apertado ou como se estivesse apertado

🇷🇺Russian

сжимать

стать напряженным или как будто напряженным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कसना

तंग हो जाना या मानो तंग हो जाना

🇮🇳Tamil

இறுக்கமான

இறுக்கமாக அல்லது இறுக்கமாக ஆக

🇮🇳Telugu

సంకోచం

బిగుతుగా లేదా బిగుతుగా మారండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંકુચિત

ચુસ્ત અથવા ચુસ્ત બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಕುಚಿತ

ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗು ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಗಿಯಾದಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിമിതിയുള്ള

ഇറുകിയതോ ഇറുകിയതോ ആയിത്തീരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਸਟ੍ਰਿੰਗ

ਤੰਗ ਹੋ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਤੰਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنگ کرنا

تنگ ہو جانا یا جیسے تنگ ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

收缩

变得紧或好像紧

🇯🇵Japanese

締め付ける

きつくなる、またはきつくなったように見える

🇰🇷Korean

구속하다

빡빡해지거나 빡빡해진 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dây buộc

trở nên chặt chẽ hoặc như thể chặt chẽ

🇹🇭Thai

บีบรัด

แน่นขึ้นหรือเหมือนแน่นขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

membatasi

menjadi kencang atau seolah-olah kencang

🇵🇭Filipino

higpitan

maging masikip o parang masikip

🇲🇾Malay

mengekang

menjadi ketat atau seolah-olah ketat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قلص

تصبح ضيقة أو كما لو كانت ضيقة

🇮🇷Persian

منقبض کردن

تنگ شود یا انگار تنگ شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sıkışmak

sıkılaşmak ya da sıkı gibi olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לכבול

להיות הדוקים או כאילו הדוקים

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The primary meaning of 'constringe' is 'become tight or as if tight'.

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Using 'constringe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'constringe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'constringe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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