CONSTRINGE

constrict, constringe, narrow

(verb) become tight or as if tight; “Her throat constricted”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

constringe (third-person singular simple present constringes, present participle constringing, simple past and past participle constringed)

(ambitransitive) To constrict; to tighten.

Anagrams

• constering

Source: Wiktionary


Con*stringe", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constringed; p.pr. & vb.n. Constringing.] Etym: [L. constringere. See onstrain.]

Definition: To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.] Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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