withstrain
withstrain verb: to restrain.
Verb
withstrain (third-person singular simple present withstrains, present participle withstraining, simple past and past participle withstrained)
- To restrain.
- Even when this is known, [only] with difficulty is the multitude withstrained from doing sacrifice to a Paul and a Barnabas.1889–1892, in Cambridge Sermons: Preached Before the University in St. Mary's Church 1889-1892, page 215
- The sailors surrounded him, laying hands on him, withstraining him, the while they guffawed and cheered.1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore, page 22
Examples of withstrain in a sentence
- Withstrained by no scruples she placed her reliance in the sword, […]1919 August, in The Pacific Unitarian, volumes 27, number 7, page 2 (170)
- Warren withstrained her, placing a hand gently on her shoulder, allowing it to drift over her back caressingly.1963, Robert Colby, The Faster She Runs, page 102:
- He was barely able to withstrain himself from killing them right there and now, Darien knows a lifetime and more of torment will bring them much more pain.2005, Jeremy Bechen, The Lost Lands of Reljae:
Synonyms of withstrain
Forms of withstrain
| third-person singular present | withstrains |
|---|---|
| present participle | withstraining |
| past participle | withstrained |
| past | withstrained |
Origin of withstrain
From Middle English withstreynen, equivalent to with- + strain.
Words formed from withstrain
Words that rhyme with withstrain
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- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about withstrain
- What does withstrain mean?
- Withstrain means to restrain.
- How do you use withstrain in a sentence?
- Withstrained by no scruples she placed her reliance in the sword, […]
- What part of speech is withstrain?
- Withstrain is a verb.
- What is the past tense of withstrain?
- The past tense of withstrain is withstrained.
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