Narrowing

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Narrowing

verb

  1. To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

    "We need to narrow the search."

  2. To get narrower.

    "The road narrows."

  3. (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.

    "He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits."

  4. To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
  5. To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.

    "to narrow an int variable to a short variable"

noun

  1. The process of becoming narrow.

    "narrowings of the road"

  2. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

Anagrams of Narrowing

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "narrowing":

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

taper

ANTONYMS

widen