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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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