confining (C1)
adjective
Pronunciation: /kənˈfaɪnɪŋ/
Definition
Restricting movement or freedom within a limited space or situation.
Examples
The small apartment felt incredibly confining after living in a large house.
She found the strict rules of the boarding school to be quite confining.
Many people found the lockdown measures during the pandemic to be very confining.
How to Use confining
- confining to (prepositional phrase)
- Restricting someone or something to a particular place or situation. — "The doctor recommended confining the patient to bed rest for a few days."
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