Narrowing

nar·row  (nr)

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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narrow·ish adj.

narrow·ly adv.

narrow·ness n.

Thesaurus

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 aorta taper - 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 width decrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorter widening, broadening - an increase in width
	3.	narrowing - the act of making something narrower change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something broadening, widening - the act of making something wider
Adj.	1.	narrowing - becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" tapered, tapering narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
	2.	narrowing - (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom constricting, constrictive narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"