Constraining

Quick meaning: Constraining is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of constrain.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of constrain.

More Meanings

1. The act by which something is constrained.

Example Sentences

In contrast to the (to be sure, productive) shapings and constrainings of human identities in the sociotechnical network, here we have an expansion of identity.

But the design of the '730s' wasn't just about the seating formation. The Metro-style walkthrough interior was chosen because it is much more spacious than the '323s', where the interconnecting doors between carriages, narrow central aisle, and cramped areas by the passenger doors had been deemed particularly constraining.

Word Forms

• constrainings

Synonyms for constraining

Depending on context, synonyms include constrictive, restrictive, confining, restricting.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include confining, restrictive, restricting, constrictive, constraint, restriction.

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