These salt crystals expand as they are heated up, exerting pressure on the confining rock. Nights dislikes Wizeman for confining them and denying them their freedom. An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds. The confining of her hair signified the harnessing of her sexuality within marriage. U.S prisons adopted some ideas from history when it came to confining criminals. An immense elation and freedom, as the outlines of the confining selfhood melt down. Some researchers describe this as a phase of resistance against the confining expectations of normativity. This natural stretch is what causes rubber sleepsacks to be confining and tight. She left organized religion as a teenager because she felt it was too confining. The human body was thought to be too confining for the Buddha. I find that one of those completely useless and confining categories. Russolo found traditional melodic music confining and envisioned noise music as its future replacement.