Restraining is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for RESTRAINING in dictionary:

VERB:
• prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits
• control (a strong urge or emotion)
• deprive (someone) of freedom of movement or personal liberty
• (of a seat belt) hold (a person or part of their body) down and back while in a vehicle seat
NOUN:
• the act of restraining
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to hold back from action

Words related to RESTRAINING

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Words that contain RESTRAINING

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How to use RESTRAINING in a sentence

• He occupied himself in repairing fortifications, managing ships, restraining licence, promoting courtesy between the foes, and regulating the disposal of the sinews of war.
• For quite suddenly, as if a restraining hand had been laid upon him, he checked that dread torrent of sound.
• To Duane it seemed long in time and distance, and he had difficulty in restraining his pace.
• If by influencing the President be meant RESTRAINING him, this is precisely what must have been intended.
• Raleigh to the shore, where the little Arrow hung balancing on her restraining cord.
• If the head-chief was for peace, but the war-chief nevertheless went on the war-path, there was no way of restraining him.
• In spite of the restraining influence of this palace, I have burned and burned.
• He hoped a clause would be inserted in the system, restraining the Legislature from taxing exports.
• Everywhere there became manifest the presence of a quiet, strong, restraining and self-restrained influence.
• God only knows how far those prayers have been answered in restraining grace.
• She could not believe that fear was restraining his hand, but that there was something beside inability to push U-Dor more fiercely she was confident.
• At the advice of Willet, Captain Colden would not let his men reply, restraining their eagerness, and silence soon returned.
• Catherine possessed in the highest degree the art of restraining without discouraging them, and always so as to forward the interests of her establishment.
• It had a restraining influence upon restless, warlike Indians, and rebels dwelling along the river.
• He was on the point of saying more, but restraining himself, he picked up his gun and slipped swiftly away among the trees.
• Browning never, or scarcely ever, does think of restraining his wife from anything she much pleases to do.
• Norton, who, having found some difficulty in restraining a smile, when repeating Mr.
• But those who framed the acts, probably did not consider the treaty as restraining either from discriminating between foreigners and natives.
• That goddess has always been a sufficient power amongst mankind, and her worship was generally supposed to need restraining rather than encouraging.
• You must make new Boston Port Bills, new restraining laws, new acts for dragging men to England for trial.
• But for the restraining bit Pasha would have leaped forward and cleared the line.
• The boys hurried back to the cabin and they had hard time restraining their impatience until Mr.
• Thereupon the Highlanders draw together, and, restraining the frenzy of their first emotions, wait, with desperate resolution, the first manifestation of coming danger.
• A wild shout of joy from the Irishmen rose above the din of battle, and after that there was no restraining them.
• Still the right is subject to certain restraining regulations.
• I had no difficulty in restraining my voice from exclamation, my step from hasty advance.
• Away from home and its restraining associations, gambling, drinking, and other sins and vices became their ruin.
• There remains still to be discussed the lower wall of the city on the south, and a restraining terrace wall along part of the present Corso Pierluigi.
• Thus religion had a restraining influence in war throughout antiquity, and in the Middle Ages.
• Over him, one hand restraining Clancy, Gannon counted.

Similar words containing STRAIN without suffix ing and without prefix re

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