5
squeezing(noun, verb, limit, constraint, shrinking)
5
tensing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
4
narrowing(noun, verb, decrease, limit, depression)
3
clamping
3
condensation(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
3
securing
3
slimming(noun, verb, narrowing)
3
stiffening
3
thinning(verb, narrowing)
3
tighten
2
abbreviating(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
2
abridging(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
2
clenching
2
closing
2
constricting
2
contraction(noun, limit, reduction, constraint, drawing)
2
expanding
2
fastening
2
firming
2
reducing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
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