narrowing

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English

Definitions

verb

To reduce in width or extent; to contract.“We need to narrow the search.”
To get narrower.“The road narrows.”
(of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.“He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.”
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.

noun

The process of becoming narrow.“narrowings of the road”
The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

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Synonyms

taper tapered tapering constrictive constricting contraction shrink constriction shrinkage reduced minimize restriction stricture lower reduce restricting restrict

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Associated

stenosis nisan carotid lumen protrusion arteries mitral aortic atherosclerosis aorta esophagus undivided

Rhymes

harrowing air owing care owing elsewhere owing rare owing there owing

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