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shackling

/ˈʃæklɪŋ/ verb

present participle and gerund of shackle

Word Origin Shackling comes from shackle, which goes back to Old English sceacul 'fetter, chain,' from Proto-Germanic *skakaną 'to shake.' The idea is that shackles shake and rattle. So shackling is literally 'shaking' someone into chains. The same root gives us shake, shaky, and handshake.

verb present participle and gerund of shackle

The guard is shackling the prisoner's wrists before the transfer.

(动词) 束缚；铐住；禁锢 【束缚的现在分词和动名词】

警卫在转移前正给囚犯戴上手铐。

(verbo) participio presente y gerundio de shackle

El guardia está encadenando las muñecas del prisionero antes del traslado.

(verbe) enchaîne; met les fers à; entrave; garrotte [Participe présent et gérondif de « shackle » : enchaîner, mettre aux fers, entraver ; au figuré, entraver la liberté ou le développement de quelqu'un ou quelque chose.]

Le garde est en train d'enchaîner les poignets du prisonnier avant le transfert.

(Verb) fesselt; in Fesseln legt; ankettet [Partizip Präsens und Gerundium des Verbs **shackle** (fesseln, in Ketten legen).]

Der Wärter ist dabei, dem Gefangenen die Handgelenke zu **shackling**, bevor der Transport beginnt.

(動詞) 足かせをはめる・束縛するの現在分詞および動名詞

警備員は移送前に囚人の手首を鎖で拘束している。

(verbo) algemando; acorrentando; grilhetando [particípio presente e gerúndio de shackle (algemar)]

O guarda está algemando os pulsos do prisioneiro antes da transferência.

Synonyms: restraining binding fettering manacling chaining handcuffing confining limiting Antonyms: freeing releasing unshackling liberating
Word parts: shackle + ing

Related words

unshackle shaky shaker shakiness

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