What does constraining mean?

Definitions for constraining
con·strain·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restrictingadjective

    restricting the scope or freedom of action

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  1. constraining

    Constraining refers to the act of limiting or restricting something or someone within certain bounds, often to control an action, behavior, development, or decision. It can also refer to a condition that serves to limit, confine, or determine a certain course of action. This term is commonly used in various fields such as law, science, and business.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Constraining

    of Constrain

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of constraining in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of constraining in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of constraining in a Sentence

  1. Peter Cafiero:

    You can’t really add anything anywhere, there is something constraining us everywhere at all times of day, at this point, on every line.

  2. Ali Shihabi:

    The Gulf wants to feel that America stands with them, but the biggest question mark right now is whether The US can be relied upon, saudi Arabia wants as much involvement from The US as possible in constraining Iran, so that will be a discussion that will dominate the GCC-Biden meeting.

  3. President Barack Obama:

    Our goal has to be militarily constraining ISIL's capabilities, cutting off their supply lines, cutting off their financing.

  4. Vittoria Colliza:

    This [ mandates ] was really a change of paradigm, if you think about vaccine hesitancy and how authorities tried to handle it, at the beginning it was really a lot of pressure on explanations, on communication, and the aim was really not to oblige people but to convince them. And at a certain point, given the very large circulation of the Delta variant in several EU countries, authorities move towards something that is a bit more constraining.

  5. Yasuhiro Yamada:

    But we're also hearing more firms say parts and labor shortages are constraining their businesses.

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