Narrowing - English meaning

Narrowing – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Become or make less wide.
Usage examples:
The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge
Synonims:
Get/become/make narrowerGet/become/make smallerTaperDiminishDecreaseReduceContractShrinkConstrictStraiten
verb
Become or make more limited in extent or scope.
Usage examples:
The gap between the sexes is narrowing

adjective
Of small width in relation to length.
Usage examples:
He made his way down the narrow road

adjective
Limited in extent, amount, or scope.
Usage examples:
They ate a narrow range of foods

adjective
Denoting or relating to a contest that is won or lost by only a very small margin.
Usage examples:
The home team just hung on for a narrow victory

adjective
Denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx.
Usage examples:
A narrow diphthong has less movement: in rp, the vowel of day, which moves from half-close to close.

noun
A narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water.
Usage examples:
There was a car ferry across the narrows of loch long

verb
Present participle of narrow
Usage examples:
The road narrows after the bridge., he narrowed his eyes in suspicion., they have narrowed the focu…

Narrowing translation into English

Narrowing: translate from English into Chinese

缩小

Narrowing: translate from English into Dutch

Vernauwing

Narrowing: translate from English into French

Rétrécissement

Narrowing: translate from English into German

Verengung, Verjüngung, Verkürzung, Verdünnung

Narrowing: translate from English into Hindi

संकुचन, सिकुड़ जाना, तंग हो जाना, परिसीमित हो जामा, सिकुड़ना

Narrowing: translate from English into Italian

Restringimento, Strozzatura

Narrowing: translate from English into Korean

협착, 좁아지다

Narrowing: translate from English into Russian

Сужение, Уменьшение, Суживающийся

Narrowing: translate from English into Spanish

Estrechamiento, Reducción

Word origin

Old English nearu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naar ‘dismal, unpleasant’ and German Narbe ‘scar’. Early senses in English included ‘constricted’ and ‘mean’.

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Narrowing – similar words

narrower

adjective
Of small width in relation to length.
Usage examples:
He made his way down the narrow road

verb
Become or make less wide.
Usage examples:
The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge

verb
Become or make more limited in extent or scope.
Usage examples:
The gap between the sexes is narrowing

Narrower - all meanings in English

narrowed

verb
Become or make less wide.
Usage examples:
The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge

adjective
Of small width in relation to length.
Usage examples:
He made his way down the narrow road

adjective
Limited in extent, amount, or scope.
Usage examples:
They ate a narrow range of foods

Narrowed - all meanings in English

narrow

adjective
Of small width in relation to length.
Usage examples:
He made his way down the narrow road

verb
Become or make less wide.
Usage examples:
The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge

noun
A narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water.
Usage examples:
There was a car ferry across the narrows of loch long

Narrow - all meanings in English

Narrowing synonims

constrict

kənˈstrɪkt

verb
Make narrower, especially by encircling pressure.
Usage examples:
Chemicals that constrict the blood vessels

verb
To make or become tighter and narrower
Usage examples:
[ t ] bright sunlight constricts the pupil of the eye.

verb
To become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower
Usage examples:
He hated wearing a tie - he felt it constricted his breathing., when you're dancing, you don't want…

Constrict - all meanings in English

contract

ˈkɒn.trækt

noun
A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.
Usage examples:
He has just signed a contract keeping him with the club

verb
Decrease in size, number, or range.
Usage examples:
Glass contracts as it cools

noun
A legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself
Usage examples:
She already has a contract for her next book with a publisher., i have no other contractual obligat…

Contract - all meanings in English

decrease

dɪˈkriːs

verb
Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
Usage examples:
The population of the area has decreased radically

noun
An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.
Usage examples:
A decrease in births

verb
To become smaller or make something less
Usage examples:
[ i ] car sales decreased sharply this year., i haven’t noticed any decrease in ticket sales.

Decrease - all meanings in English

diminish

dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ

verb
Make or become less.
Usage examples:
The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb
To reduce or be reduced in size or importance
Usage examples:
[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb
To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value
Usage examples:
If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

Diminish - all meanings in English

reduce

verb
Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
Usage examples:
The need for businesses to reduce costs

verb
Make smaller

verb
To make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price
Usage examples:
A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease., grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number …

Reduce - all meanings in English

shrink

verb
Become or make smaller in size or amount.
Usage examples:
The workforce shrank to a thousand

noun
A psychiatrist.
Usage examples:
You should see a shrink

verb
To become smaller or cause something to become smaller
Usage examples:
[ i ] the show’s audience has shrunk in the last few months., [ t ] i shrank my sweater by putting …

Shrink - all meanings in English

straiten

verb
Make or become narrow.
Usage examples:
The passage was straitened by tables

Straiten - all meanings in English

taper

verb
Diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end.
Usage examples:
The tail tapers to a rounded tip

noun
A slender candle.
Usage examples:
He lit the tapers in the silver candelabra

verb
To become gradually narrower
Usage examples:
[ t ] the drill bit is tapered on one end.

Taper - all meanings in English

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