restrain
verb C2- To strain again.
He/she/it restrains · Past restrained · Past participle restrained · -ing form restraining
Verb forms
- Base form
- restrain
- He/she/it
- restrains
- Past
- restrained
- Past participle
- restrained
- -ing form
- restraining
From the library
Her grief, which she had hitherto tried to restrain, now burst out in a violent fit of hysterical sobbing.
Watson could not restrain a cry of amazement.
Restrain that eager mind!
Faria had just sufficient strength to restrain him.
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