Synonyms for narrowing

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nar-oh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnær oʊ

Définition of narrowing

Origin : Old English nearu "narrow, constricted, limited; petty; causing difficulty, oppressive; strict, severe," from West Germanic *narwaz "narrowness" (cf. Frisian nar, Old Saxon naru, Middle Dutch nare, Dutch naar); not found in other Germanic languages and of unknown origin. The narrow seas (c.1400) were the waters between Great Britain and the continent and Ireland. Related: Narrowness.

noun shortening

Example sentences :

As they walked single-file through the narrowing of a drift, she wondered about him.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

There is no minister here 'trammelled by long years of narrowing education.'
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Then, suddenly, I became aware that the path of light ahead of us was narrowing.
Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright

Garnache's eyes, narrowing slightly, followed her, like points of steel.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

He studied her in silence a moment, with narrowing eyes and tightening lips.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

At last it was madame who spoke—very softly, with a narrowing of the eyes.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

He had driven at least eight kilometers before he realized that the crack was narrowing.
Extract from : « Wind » by Charles Louis Fontenay

The region in which the alternative forms are equally good is narrowing.
Extract from : « English Past and Present » by Richard Chevenix Trench

And yet the man's eyes were narrowing to ominous slits as he started in his direction.
Extract from : « The Radiant Shell » by Paul Ernst

The Mexicans were slowly constricted to an ever narrowing circle.
Extract from : « South American Fights and Fighters » by Cyrus Townsend Brady

Antonyms for narrowing

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