narrowing

About 2.96 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb Present participle and gerund of narrow.
2. adjective shrinking
3. noun The process of becoming narrow.

   narrowings of the road

4. noun The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

Similar words

tapered tapering constrictive constricting contraction shrink constriction shrinkage reduced minimize

Often followed by

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