restraining

Academic Word List, sublist 9.

About 1.79 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of restrain
2. noun The act by which someone or something is restrained.

Similar words

restrict limit hold back keep back confine hold cumber encumber constrain keep

Often followed by

the order influence hand orders forces and force them his

Word family

restrain restrained restrains restraint restraints