reining

verb

Definition of reiningnext
present participle of rein
as in curbing

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  1. restraining
  2. impeding
  3. inhibiting
  4. tying
  5. obstructing
Verb
  • After restraining Neely that day, Penny remained on scene when police arrived and later explained his actions to several NYPD officers.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors have said Penny acted recklessly and negligently by restraining Neely in a chokehold for so long, even after Neely stopped moving.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of restraining
Verb
  • Of those, 608 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
  • While inside, the affidavit said, Roe shoved an officer and wrapped his arm around the officer, impeding him from defending police from the rioters.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of impeding
Verb
  • SNRIs work by blocking this absorption or inhibiting it, allowing more serotonin and norepinephrine to remain active and available in the brain and transmit easier from nerve to nerve.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In many cases, for homeowners like Somers' neighbor, the financial burden of removing trees can be an inhibiting factor in getting ash trees removed.
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of inhibiting
Verb
  • With a second-quarter 3-pointer, Herro extended his career best streak of games with at least one 3-pointer to 69, tying Duncan Robinson’s franchise record, a record set in 2021.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Lamar Jackson led a furious final push down the field, capped with Isaiah Likely’s spectacular would-be game-tying touchdown snag.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of tying
Verb
  • According to officers, Kerley was obstructing their investigation and was told to step away.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
  • She was additionally charged with four counts of resisting or obstructing a police officer.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of obstructing
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