constricted

adjectives

especially tense; especially in some dialects
constricted
is similar to
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
tense
domain category
the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
phonetics
drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically
"a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"
constricted
antonym
unconstricted
is similar to
made narrow; limited in breadth
"narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world"
narrowed
is similar to
as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
"her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
pinched
is similar to
abnormally constricted body canal or passage
"a stenosed coronary artery"
stenosed, stenotic