Narrowing Definition & Meaning
narrowing
- adjective
- becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
- (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
- noun
- an instance of becoming narrow
- a decrease in width
- the act of making something narrower
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- What does narrowing mean?
- becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom an instance of becoming narrow a decrease in width the act of making something narrower
- What part of speech is narrowing?
- Narrowing is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does narrowing have?
- Narrowing has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).