straitening

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present participle of straiten
straiten
Common misspelling of straighten
straiten
To squeeze something together to make it narrow, or to confine it in a smaller space

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

straiten
To restrict, especially financially

Rising costs put those on fixed incomes in straitened circumstances.

straiten
{v} to make direct or narrow, to distress
straiten
To restrict; to distress or embarrass in respect of means or conditions of life; used chiefly in the past participle; as, a man straitened in his circumstances
straiten
To make tense, or tight; to tighten
straiten
To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine
straiten
{f} put in a difficult situation; restrict, confine; make narrow (Archaic)
straiten
misspelling of straighten
straiten
squeeze together
straitening
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