STRAITENING

11 letters 12 Scrabble points

Definition of STRAITENING

verb
  1. To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space.

    "The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream."

  2. To restrict or diminish, especially financially.

    "Rising costs put those on fixed incomes in straitened circumstances."

Related words: contract check restrain

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S T R A I T E N I N G
Length 11 letters
Scrabble Score 12 points

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