Definitions for: Narrowing


[n] the act of making something narrower
[n] an instance of becoming narrow
[n] a decrease in width
[adj] (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
[adj] becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"



Webster (1913) Definition: Nar"row*ing, n.
1. The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in
breadth or extent.

2. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.

Synonyms: constricting, constrictive, narrow, tapered, tapering

Antonyms: broadening, broadening, widening, widening

See Also: bottleneck, change of shape, coarctation, configuration, conformation, constriction, contour, decrease, decrement, form, shape, taper

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