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narrowing

nar·row
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nar-oh]
    • /ˈnær oʊ/
    • /ˈnær.əʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nar-oh]
    • /ˈnær oʊ/

Definitions of narrowing word

  • adjective narrowing of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path. 1
  • adjective narrowing limited in extent or space; affording little room: narrow quarters. 1
  • adjective narrowing limited in range or scope: a narrow sampling of public opinion. 1
  • adjective narrowing lacking breadth of view or sympathy, as persons, the mind, or ideas: a narrow man, knowing only his professional specialty; a narrow mind. 1
  • adjective narrowing with little margin to spare; barely adequate or successful; close: a narrow escape. 1
  • adjective narrowing careful, thorough, or minute, as a scrutiny, search, or inquiry. 1
See all 22 definitions of narrowing

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Origin of narrowing

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English nearu; cognate with Old Saxon naru narrow, Dutch naar unpleasant; akin to German Narbe scar, literally, narrow mark

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Parts of speech for Narrowing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Narrowing

narrowing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for narrowing

noun narrowing

  • contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
  • reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
  • consolidation — the act of consolidating or state of being consolidated
  • lessening — to become less.
  • shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.

adjective narrowing

  • lanceolar — (botany) lanceolate.
  • tapering — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
  • pyramidal — of, relating to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form.
  • fusiform — spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots.
  • acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
All 13 Synonyms of narrowing

Antonyms for narrowing

noun narrowing

  • broadening — The act of becoming broader.
  • opening — an open or clear space.
  • enlargement — The action or state of enlarging or being enlarged.
All 3 Antonyms of narrowing

Top questions with narrowing

  • what is foraminal narrowing?
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Related words

  • coarctation

    Pathology. a narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel. a congenital anomaly of the heart in which there is a narrowing of the aorta, resulting in abnormal blood flow.

  • aortic stenosis

    abnormal narrowing of the aorta, especially of its orifice, usually as a result of rheumatic fever or embryologic anomalies.

  • attention

    If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.

  • constriction

    Constrictions are rules or factors which limit what you can do and prevent you from doing what you want to do.

  • fascinator

    a person or thing that fascinates.

  • horseshoe arch

    an arch with the intrados widening above the springing and then narrowing to a rounded crown.
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