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constriction

noun

the action or process of compressing

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Word length
12
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the action or process of compressing

noun

  1. a tight feeling in some part of the body

    “he felt a constriction in her chest”

noun

  1. tight or narrow compression

noun

  1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

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Example Sentences

he felt a constriction in her chest
she felt an alarming tightness in her chest
emotion caused a constriction of his throat

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