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What does constricting mean?

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Verb
  1. present participle of constrict
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The pythons have around 250 teeth and catch their prey by biting, grabbing, then wrapping themselves around the prey and constricting it.
What you had always done was to entomb your inner personal centre within the constricting straitjacket of certain words and formulae.
In colder temperatures, the heart tolerates less exertion because the body reacts to cold by constricting small arteries.
I practically whispered, my throat constricting and my eyes bright with unshed tears.
The bodice was constricting like a corset that gave lift to my bosom, but thankfully I could still breathe.
The snakes also twist while constricting, in order to break the backs of their unfortunate prey.

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