narrowing

nar·row

N0019900 (năr′ō)adj. nar·row·er, nar·row·est 1. Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.2. Limited in area or scope; cramped.3. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.4. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.5. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.6. Linguistics Tense.v. nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows v.tr.1. To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.2. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.v.intr. To become narrower; contract.n.1. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.2. narrows(used with a sing. or pl. verb)a. A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.b. A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.

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[Middle English narwe, from Old English nearu.]

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nar′row·ish adj.nar′row·ly adv.nar′row·ness n.

narrowing

(ˈnærəʊɪŋ) nthe act or process of making narrow, limiting, or restricting, in size, scope, etc

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Noun	1.	narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"coarctation - (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aortataper - the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)bottleneck, chokepoint, constriction - a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
	2.	narrowing - a decrease in widthdecrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorterwidening, broadening - an increase in width
	3.	narrowing - the act of making something narrowerchange of shape - an action that changes the shape of somethingbroadening, widening - the act of making something wider
Adj.	1.	narrowing - becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"tapered, taperingnarrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
	2.	narrowing - (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedomconstricting, constrictivenarrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"

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