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CONSTRINGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become tight or as if tight

Example:

Her throat constricted

Synonyms:

constrict; constringe; narrow

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "constringe" is one way to...):

tighten (become tight or tighter)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "constringe"):

astringe (become constricted or compressed)

strangulate (become constricted)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

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