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straitjacketing

/ˈstɹeɪtd͡ʒækɪtɪŋ/

straitjacketing noun: constraints, restrictions. Also the present participle and gerund of straitjacket.

Noun

straitjacketing (uncountable)

  1. (figuratively) Constraints, restrictions.
    • It undoes the perceived straitjacketing. Unlaces the corset, winds down the hair.2012, Katherine Angel, Unmastered, Penguin, published 2014, page 205

Also used as

straitjacketing is also the present participle and gerund of straitjacket.

Questions about straitjacketing

What does straitjacketing mean?
Straitjacketing means constraints, restrictions.
What part of speech is straitjacketing?
Straitjacketing is a noun.
How do you pronounce straitjacketing?
Straitjacketing is pronounced /ˈstɹeɪtd͡ʒækɪtɪŋ/.

Words near straitjacketing in the dictionary

  1. straithanded
  2. straithandedness
  3. straiting
  4. straitjacket
  5. straitjacketed
  6. straitjacketing
  7. straitjackets
  8. straitjacketted
  9. straitjacketting
  10. straitlaced
  11. straitlacedly

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