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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

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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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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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