confining

Saykuhn-FY-ning/kənˈfaɪnɪŋ/

2 meanings of confining

1
adjective
Making you feel trapped or held back, with little room to move or grow.
Like wearing shoes that are too tight to walk in.
The small room felt confining after a few hours inside.
She found the old rules too confining and quit the club.
Similarrestrictive, cramped, claustrophobic, stifling
Oppositeliberating, freeing, spacious, roomy
2
verb
Present participle of confine. Use this form for the action happening right now.
The guards are confining the prisoners to their cells.
They kept confining the dog to one small room.
Note

confining is a form of confine

confine, verb: To keep someone or something inside a certain area or limit. Full entry

Forms: confineconfines he/she/itconfining -ing formconfined past tense, past participle
Spelling: confine → confining: drop the e, add -ing

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