constricted

[US]/kən'striktid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. narrowed; restricted

Example Sentences

lives constricted by poverty.

The tight collar constricted his neck.

An accumulation of silt constricted the entrance to the harbor.

This enabled visualization of any change in the ciliary body, when the pupil was constricted by carbachol, or when the scleral overlying the ciliary body was indented.

Results The main manifestation concluded a constricted ring of the right upper limb and upper part of the head, skull defect, gastroschisis, eventration and extreme shortness of umbilical cord.

The helix has been lengthened,the scapha exposed,the normal ear reduced,the constricted ear augmented and two sides ear have become symmetry.

tube obconic, ca. 1.5 × 1.2-2 cm, strongly constricted at throat, adaxially tessellate, orifice ring ca. 1.5 mm wide;

Real-world Examples

Do this movement feel awkward or constricted?

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2023 Compilation

Not too constricted. Something you feel good in.

Source: Master teaches you how to practice yoga skillfully.

" An old man, " Harry said, his throat still constricted.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Connected by tight constricted openings, with no quick way out.

Source: Travel to the Earth's interior

" I don't want to talk to you, " she said in a constricted voice.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Here are five constricted or negative attitudes that you need to conquer.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

And the band further constricted their shared space by about 30 millimeters.

Source: Connection Magazine

If his ambitions can be " constricted" or he's truly an a " esnake" artist.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

" Help? " she repeated, in a constricted voice. " What do you mean, help? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

These machines can bypass constricted airways, and deliver highly oxygenated air to help damaged lungs diffuse more oxygen.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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