constricting

the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing the constant constricting of the animal's throat had caused permanent damage Synonyms compacting, compaction, condensation, condensing, compression, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescopingRelated Words abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, shortening; concentration, consolidation; simplification, streamlining; decreasing, diminishment, lesseningNear Antonyms dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scattering; distension (or distention), inflation, swellingAntonyms decompression, expansion