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constrictingnoun the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressingthe constant constricting of the animal's throat had caused permanent damage compacting, compaction, compression, condensation, condensing, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescoping abbreviation, abridgment(or abridgement), curtailment, shorteningconcentration, consolidationsimplification, streamliningdecreasing, diminishment, lessening decompression, expansion dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scatteringdistension(or distention), inflation, swelling to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matterthe vessel constricted, thereby reducing the flow of blood compressing, condensing, contracting, shrinking collapsing, deflating, flatteningdrying up, shriveling(or shrivelling), wilting, witheringabating, decreasing, diminishing, dwindling, lesseningreceding, retreating, withdrawing ballooning, expanding, snowballing, swelling accumulating, growing, increasingballooning, inflating, puffing (up) to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members togetherconstricted the opening with a clamp capsuling, capsulizing, collapsing, compacting, compressing, condensing, constringing, contracting, narrowing (down), squeezing, telescoping cramming, crowding, jamming, jam-packing, packingabbreviating, abridging, curtailing, shorteningboiling down, downsizing, shrinkingconcentrating, consolidatingsimplifying, streamliningdecreasing, diminishing, lessening decompressing, expanding, opening, outspreading, outstretching dilating, dispersing, dissipating, scatteringdistending, inflating, swelling |