Found 2 items, similar to Constringing.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: constringe
constringe
v : become tight or as if tight;
“Her throat constricted” [syn:
constrict,
narrow]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Constringing
Constringe
\Con*stringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Constringed; p.
pr. & vb. n.
Constringing.] [L. constringere. See
onstrain.]
To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself;
to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the
fibers, and coagulate the fluids. --Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster]