Word of the day
constrict
1. make narrower, especially by encircling pressure
“chemicals that constrict the blood vessels”
2. become narrower
“he felt his throat constrict”
3. (of a snake) coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it
“boas constrict and suffocate their prey”
verb
/kənˈstrɪk(t)/
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"The anxiety constricted his chest, making it _____ to breathe."
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- compress
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