constriction

Nouns

(n) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel bottleneck, chokepoint,
(n) tight or narrow compression coarctation,
(n) 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
tightness,
(n) the action or process of compressing

Synonyms

bottleneck chokepoint coarctation tightness

Words of close approximity

constricting constrictive