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narrowing

 
Adjective narrowing has 2 senses
  1. tapered, tapering, narrowing - becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
    Antonyms: wide, broad (indirect, via narrow)
  2. constricting, constrictive, narrowing - (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
    Antonyms: wide, broad (indirect, via narrow)
Noun narrowing has 3 senses
  1. narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow
    --1 is a kind of
    shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation
    --1 has particulars:
     coarctation; taper; constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint
    Derived form: verb narrow4
  2. narrowing - a decrease in width
    --2 is a kind of
    decrease, decrement
    Antonyms: widening, broadening
  3. narrowing - the act of making something narrower
    --3 is a kind of
    change of shape
    Antonyms: widening, broadening
    Derived form: verb narrow1
Verb narrow has 4 senses
  1. narrow, contract - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
    --1 is one way to change
    Antonyms: widen
    Derived forms: noun narrow1, noun narrowing3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
    --2 is one way to determine
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  3. specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down - become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"
    --3 is one way to change, alter, vary
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. constrict, constringe, narrow - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
    --4 is one way to tighten
    Derived form: noun narrowing1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
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