restraining
adjective
[ rɪˈstreɪnɪŋ ]
• intended to keep someone under control or prevent someone from doing something.
• "Cara put a restraining hand on his arm"
restrain
verb
• prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.
• "the need to restrain public expenditure"
Similar:
prevent,
stop,
keep,
hold back,
hinder,
impede,
hamper,
restrict,
constrain,
obstruct,
hold,
prohibit,
ban,
bar,
disallow,
interdict,
forbid,
veto,
proscribe,
enjoin,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French restreign-, stem of restreindre, from Latin restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.
