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was restraining
verb
To control or keep in check.
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I was restraining myself.
Massive Attack was restraining its beats more than ever, courting a full stop.
A more difficult problem was restraining Pope John Paul II, a Pole who loathed the Russians.
He ruminates about how wise and understanding his mother was, restraining herself from being overprotective.
"It is partly because I was in charge for a while, but I was restraining myself.
Early on in the debate, when Trump was restraining himself, this appeared to be his strategy.
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The atmosphere was restrained.
South Korea's response was restrained.
It was restrained and mature.
I was restrained.
But he was restrained.
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