Narrowing

Quick meaning: Narrowing is a verb meaning Present participle and gerund of narrow.

Meaning

Present participle and gerund of narrow.

More Meanings

1. shrinking
2. The process of becoming narrow.
3. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

Example Sentences

narrowings of the road

It may be observed, as a general rule, that the length of a stocking, before the narrowings, should be, at the least, equal to twice the width of the top.

Such amity is no small thing. The narrowing world of Yiddish theater has been bedeviled with one “broyges” — a cherished term for a falling out — after another

Owing to the war, it was not thought advisable to carry out repairs to this pier, as this would have involved the temporary narrowing of the channel, and it was not until 1919 that it was decided to proceed with the construction of a steel-pile coffer dam round the south pier.

Word Forms

• narrowings

Synonyms for narrowing

Depending on context, synonyms include narrow, tapered, constrictive, tapering, constricting.

Antonyms for narrowing

Common opposites include broadening, widening.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tapered, tapering, constrictive, constricting, contraction, shrink.

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