"restraining" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: restrainings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} restraining (plural restrainings)
  1. The act by which someone or something is restrained. Related terms: restraining order
    Sense id: en-restraining-en-noun-Bo-LQoGb

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} restraining
  1. present participle and gerund of restrain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: restrain
    Sense id: en-restraining-en-verb-u37F07kY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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