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What is the verb for constricted?

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constrict
  1. To narrow, especially by applying pressure.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. contract, compress, condense, squeeze, shrink, compact, constringe, collapse, narrow, tighten, capsulize, capsule, tense, telescope, restrict, tauten, pinch, concentrate, clench, straiten, choke, strangle, strangulate, cramp, circumscribe, confine, restrain, astringe, tuck, become smaller, draw in, make smaller, make narrower, become narrower, narrow down, draw together, reduce, shorten, diminish, squash, scrunch, decrease, shrivel, downsize, get smaller, flatten, pare down, grow smaller, truncate, cut … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In both cases, nicotine is absorbed and may constrict blood vessels and raise blood pressure.”
      “And how does your perception of reality enlarge or constrict the life that calls you forward?”
      “The opposite occurs when sympathetic impulses constrict efferent arterioles.”
constringe
  1. to constrict, to tighten
  2. Synonyms:
      3. compress, contract, constrict, condense, compact, collapse, squeeze, shrink, capsulize, capsule, tighten, narrow, telescope, narrow down, squash, concentrate, restrict, scrunch, draw in, become narrower, flatten, cramp, straiten, tense, circumscribe, clench, reduce, tauten, restrain, pinch, make smaller, become smaller, make narrower, cram, pack, stuff, press, crush, shorten, choke, strangle, diminish, strangulate, confine, decrease, tuck, astringe, shrivel, curtail, draw together … more
constringes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constringe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. compresses, contracts, constricts, condenses, compacts, collapses, squeezes, shrinks, capsulizes, capsules, tightens, narrows, telescopes, narrows down, squashes, concentrates, restricts, scrunches, draws in, becomes narrower, flattens, cramps, straitens, tenses, circumscribes, clenches, reduces, tautens, restrains, pinches, makes smaller, becomes smaller, makes narrower, crams, packs, stuffs, presses, crushes, shortens, chokes, strangles, diminishes, strangulates, confines, decreases, astringes, tucks, shrivels, curtails, draws together … more
constricts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constrict
  2. Synonyms:
      3. contracts, compresses, condenses, squeezes, shrinks, compacts, constringes, collapses, narrows, tightens, capsulizes, capsules, tenses, telescopes, restricts, tautens, pinches, concentrates, clenches, straitens, chokes, strangles, strangulates, cramps, circumscribes, confines, restrains, astringes, tucks, becomes smaller, draws in, makes smaller, makes narrower, becomes narrower, narrows down, draws together, reduces, shortens, diminishes, squashes, scrunches, decreases, shrivels, downsizes, gets smaller, flattens, pares down, grows smaller, truncates, cuts … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The band constricts the stomach, thus producing a small pouch with a narrow opening into the lower stomach.”
      “It speeds the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and can raise blood pressure to dangerous levels.”
      “The thin sheet of circular muscle of the iris which constricts the pupil of the eye is also known as a sphincter.”
constricteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of constrict
constringed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of constringe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. compressed, contracted, constricted, condensed, compacted, collapsed, squeezed, shrank, shrunk, shrunken, capsulized, capsuled, tightened, narrowed, telescoped, narrowed down, squashed, concentrated, restricted, scrunched, become narrower, flattened, cramped, straitened, tensed, circumscribed, clenched, reduced, tautened, restrained, pinched, made smaller, become smaller, made narrower, crammed, packed, prest, pressed, crushed, shortened, choked, strangled, diminished, strangulated, confined, decreased, astringed, tucked, shrivelled, shriveled … more
constricted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of constrict
  2. Synonyms:
      3. contracted, compressed, condensed, squeezed, shrank, shrunk, shrunken, compacted, constringed, collapsed, narrowed, tightened, capsulized, capsuled, tensed, telescoped, restricted, tautened, pinched, concentrated, clenched, straitened, choked, strangled, strangulated, cramped, circumscribed, confined, restrained, astringed, tucked, became smaller, become smaller, drew in, drawn in, made smaller, made narrower, became narrower, become narrower, narrowed down, drew together, drawn together, squashed, scrunched, shortened, reduced, shrivelled, shriveled, flattened, diminished … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The energy constricted in a tiny pinpoint of fire, shot against his walls, and broke through!”
      “Would you rather be bitten by a poisonous snake or constricted by a python?”
      “This level of formal, constricted thought is liable to get more relaxed people whipped up into a frenzied rage.”
constringing
  1. present participle of constringe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. compressing, contracting, constricting, condensing, compacting, collapsing, squeezing, shrinking, capsulizing, capsuling, tightening, narrowing, telescoping, narrowing down, squashing, concentrating, restricting, scrunching, drawing in, becoming narrower, flattening, cramping, straitening, tensing, circumscribing, clenching, reducing, tautening, restraining, pinching, making smaller, becoming smaller, making narrower, cramming, packing, stuffing, pressing, crushing, shortening, choking, strangling, diminishing, strangulating, confining, decreasing, tucking, astringing, shrivelling, shriveling, curtailing … more
constricting
  1. present participle of constrict
  2. Synonyms:
      3. contracting, compressing, condensing, squeezing, shrinking, compacting, constringing, collapsing, narrowing, tightening, capsulizing, capsuling, tensing, telescoping, restricting, tautening, pinching, concentrating, clenching, straitening, choking, strangling, strangulating, cramping, circumscribing, confining, restraining, astringing, tucking, becoming smaller, drawing in, making smaller, making narrower, becoming narrower, narrowing down, drawing together, reducing, shortening, diminishing, squashing, scrunching, decreasing, shrivelling, shriveling, downsizing, getting smaller, flattening, paring down, growing smaller, truncating … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I practically whispered, my throat constricting and my eyes bright with unshed tears.”
      “What you had always done was to entomb your inner personal centre within the constricting straitjacket of certain words and formulae.”
      “The once bare sandstone buildings are covered with constricting vines, ivies, and mosses.”
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