Similar words: constraining, training, retraining, basic training, raining, draining, straightening, maintaining. Meaning: [streɪn] 
n. 1. an intense or violent exertion 2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. adj. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance.
n. 1. an intense or violent exertion 2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. adj. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance. 
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31. Tak, said the stone against her straining ear.
32. Slowly lean forwards as far as possible without straining.
33. Kemp is straining to maintain a straight face.
34. Such avoidance, whenever possible without straining, would be second nature to an orator of the generation after Isokrates.
35. The joinery had been done perfectly too, so that each straining post and strut appeared to be an integral unit.
36. Quinn stayed awake, straining to identify the muffled sounds from upstairs.
37. Now take hold of your top leg by the ankle and pull back the leg as far as possible without straining.
38. With great discretion, Dyson yawned, straining his muscles to keep his mouth shut at the same time.
39. Without ever straining for effect, Brook's lustrous production affirms the unending richness of theatrical simplicity.
40. Slowly raise your head and shoulders, curving your spine, inch by inch, without straining.
41. Conscious of the straining ears of the rest of the company, Paul Lexington led the little group out into the corridor.
42. He was kissing Claudia, his body straining against hers, his hands cleaving her bottom.
43. Force chilies through a food mill or sieve, straining out seeds and skins.
44. Apple trees were straining beneath the weight of a bumper crop of what looked like Cox's orange pippins.
45. There was a reception committee of three, their figures oddly fore-shortened, the necks straining upwards.
46. Or put some ice cubes in the sieve before straining the soup, Roraback suggests.
47. Straining her eyes, Chesarynth squinted up into the sky outside the neat polished world of the dome.
48. The shuttle stopped, trembling, as if straining at a leash.
49. High blood pressure means the heart is straining to pump blood.
50. But it would be straining credulity too far to expect that everything will be absorbed.
51. The Ship lurched up the hillside, straining at the indignity of restraint.
52. Now the stranger was standing on the quayside, watching several straining seamen carry a large, brass-bound chest down the gangplank.
53. Stretch arms up high, then slowly lean forwards as far as you can without straining.
54. The flesh of his thighs, straining against the khaki underpants, spilled out over the sides.
55. Fourth seed Lendl retired after straining his left side while trailing 5-4 in the first set.
56. I sat forward on the suitcase(Sentencedict.com), straining to catch a glimpse of the stage.
57. He - An alien noise stopped her thoughts mid-flow, and she tensed, straining her ears to recapture the sound.
58. Stretch arms up high, then slowly lean forwards as far as you can without straining. Gently stretch forwards for 25 counts.
59. Not until I began to feel the horses straining up the steep ascent to our house did I open my eyes.
60. The court is able to give adequate protection to solicitors' clients without straining the language of section 69.
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