constricting

1. 1.

   (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

   Synonymsconstrictivenarrowing

   Similarnarrow

Questions about constricting

What does constricting mean?

constricting means "(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom".

How many syllables are in constricting?

constricting has 3 syllables: con-stric-ting. The stress falls on "stric". In IPA it is /kənˈstɹɪktɪŋ/.

What is another word for constricting?

Close synonyms include constrictive, narrowing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is constricting a common word?

constricting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with constricting?

1 word rhymes with constricting. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.