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straitened

The correct spelling is straitened.

How to pronounce straitened

verb

Say it like: Str-ayt-ene-d

The correct spelling is straitened. To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space. For example: "The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream."

Usage Examples

The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream.

Rising costs put those on fixed incomes in straitened circumstances.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space.
  2. 2.To restrict or diminish, especially financially.

adjective

  1. 1.Squeezed or confined

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