restraining
verbnounattested in dialogue
The act by which someone or something is restrained.
verb
- 1
Also a form of restrainpresent participle and gerund of restrain
noun
- 1
The act by which someone or something is restrained.
She had the privilege of a soul beyond our minor rules and restrainings to speak her wishes to the true wife of a mock husband—no husband; less a husband than this shadow of a woman a wife, she said; […]
Forms
- plural
- restrainings
restored · Pertaining to something or someone renewed or rebuilt.restrain · To control or keep in check.restrained · Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
restraining · The act by which someone or something is restrained.
restraint · Something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.restricted · Limited within bounds.restroom · A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.