SkyfireDict

narrowing   (TTS Sound)

The noun narrowing has 3 senses

• narrowing -- (an instance of becoming narrow)


• narrowing -- (a decrease in width)


• narrowing -- (the act of making something narrower)

The verb narrow has 4 senses

• narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed")


• pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify -- (define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game")


• specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down -- (become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history")


• constrict, constringe, narrow -- (become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted")

The adj narrowing has 2 senses

• tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs")


• constricting, constrictive, narrowing -- ((of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom)