limiting

adjective
UK: /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/
US: /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/

  1. Restricting someone or something.

    1. The rules are very limiting for young people.
    2. A limiting factor of the experiment was the equipment's poor resolution.
limiting verb

  1. Present participle of limit: restricting something.

    1. I am limiting my sugar intake to lose weight.
    2. The company is limiting access to sensitive data after the breach.

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The phonetic transcription of "limiting" is /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "limiting": "The rules are very limiting for young people.". More examples on the page.