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trammeling

/ˈtræm.əl.ɪŋ/

trammelingnoun

Translations

ограничение

The trammeling of free speech is a concern in many countries.

Ограничение свободы слова вызывает беспокойство во многих странах.

Additional translations

помеха

препятствие

Definitions

The act or process of restricting or hindering someone or something.

Activists protested the government's trammeling of civil liberties.

Synonyms

trammelinggerund / present participle

/ˈtræm.əl.ɪŋ/

/ˈtræm.ə.lɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that restricts or hinders.

Definitions

Restricting or hindering; impeding freedom of movement or action.

They fought against the trammeling regulations.

trammelverb

trammeling

Gerund

trammeled

Past Simple

trammeled

Past Participle

trammeling

Gerund

/ˈtræm.əl/

Translations

ограничивать

The new regulations trammel the company's ability to expand.

Новые правила ограничивают способность компании расширяться.

Definitions

To catch or entangle in a net or trap.

The fishermen trammel the fish in their nets every morning.

To hinder or restrict the freedom of action.

The new regulations trammel the company's ability to innovate.

Synonyms

trammelnoun

Definitions

A restriction or impediment to someone's freedom of action.

The new regulations were seen as a trammel on the company's ability to innovate.

A net for catching birds or fish.

The fishermen used a trammel to catch a variety of fish in the shallow waters.

An instrument for drawing ellipses, consisting of a beam with two fixed points and a movable point.

The architect used a trammel to accurately draw the elliptical arches for the building design.

trammeladjective

Definitions

Attributive; relating to or designating a trammel net or other device called a trammel.

The fishermen set up a trammel net along the pier.