1. putting or keeping someone in prison as punishment for a crime
Usage: present participle of imprison
2. restricting someone’s freedom of movement or action
Usage: present participle of imprison

1. causing someone to feel trapped or restricted

Examples

• The judge is imprisoning the criminal for ten years.
• They are imprisoning political dissidents without trial.
• The heavy snow was imprisoning us in our house.
• She felt the small apartment was imprisoning her creativity.
• The imprisoning walls of the old castle still stand today.
• His imprisoning schedule left no time for family.
• The government began imprisoning protesters last month.