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 of constricting compacting, compaction, condensation, condensing, compression, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescopingWords Related to constricting abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, shortening; concentration, consolidation; simplification, streamlining; decreasing, diminishment, lesseningNear Antonyms of constricting dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scattering; distension (or distention), inflation, swellingAntonyms of constricting decompression, expansion