Definition of "constricting" [constricting]

• Present participle of constrict. (verb)

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• "For in constricting the notion of "value" to mean solely a given thing or notion's ability to accommodate an end forever deferred to a hypostatized future, utilitarianism's strictly instrumental concept of rationality treats a given thing as something pure and absolute, to be sure — albeit only as "absolute for an other.""
• "The couple also pour cold water on the idea of constricting the Scottish Government's options with regard to income tax bands."
• "Fathers in this piece are "constricting" influences on their daughters."