Associations to the word «constriction»

Wiktionary

CONSTRICTION, noun. The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts
CONSTRICTION, noun. A narrow part of something; a stricture
CONSTRICTION, noun. A compression

Dictionary definition

CONSTRICTION, noun. A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel.
CONSTRICTION, noun. Tight or narrow compression.
CONSTRICTION, noun. A tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat".
CONSTRICTION, noun. The action or process of compressing.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King