estreñir

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Old Spanish estrennir, estrinnir, from Latin stringere (“to tighten”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /estɾeˈɲiɾ/ [es.t̪ɾeˈɲiɾ] Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: es‧tre‧ñir === Verb === estreñir (first-person singular present estriño, first-person singular preterite estreñí, past participle estreñido) (transitive) to constipate (reflexive) to become constipated ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “estreñir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025