withstraining

Verb

withstrain (third-person singular simple present withstrains, present participle withstraining, simple past and past participle withstrained)

1. (transitive) 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

   Synonyms:

   curtail, suppress, behedge, guard, govern, smother, bind, chasten, choke back, check