Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
↔️ Becoming thinner 🛤️ Getting thinner 🚧 More limited
narrowing

narrowing

8 4.1
Becoming thinner or more limited in range
  • noun
  • /ˈnɛroʊɪŋ/
translation icon : estrechamiento
  • Minorities objected to these prohibitions because they feared the narrowing of already limited civil rights.
  • airway narrowing
  • gradual narrowing
  • joint narrowing

So this furring which causes the narrowing of the blood vessels.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal, the intervertebral foramina, and/or the neural canals.

    Academic text (2005)

  • A more explicit definition and narrowing down of the conditions will be helpful.

    Academic text (1991)

  • And I am so keenly aware that narrowing my focus will give me better results.

  • But the main concern of this paper has been the current narrowing of the discourse around higher education in colleges.

    Academic text (2015)

  • One was the gradual narrowing of Hong Kong's taxation system.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The disease process associated with CHD is a gradual narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The doctor explained that narrowing of the arteries can lead to serious health issues.

  • Regular exercise can help prevent the narrowing of the airways in individuals with asthma.

  • A narrowing of the curriculum can limit students' exposure to diverse subjects and ideas.

Synonyms

closing
vsnarrowing
62 2.8

A movement that makes one thing nearer to another

emphasizes becoming more restricted in width or scope rather than physical movement
contraction
vsnarrowing
34 4.4

A process of becoming smaller in size or amount

focuses on change to more restricted width or scope rather than general compression
shrinking
vsnarrowing
7 3.2

A decrease in size, amount, or value

applies to becoming more restricted in width or scope rather than general reduction
shrinkage
vsnarrowing
5 5.1

A decrease in size, amount, or value

means becoming more restricted in width or scope rather than general size change
diminishment
vsnarrowing
4 6.7

A decrease in size, strength or importance

is reduction that makes range or width more limited
lessening
vsnarrowing
4 3.8

A decrease in amount, size, or strength

refers to change toward more restricted width or scope rather than general decrease
curtailment
vsnarrowing
3 7.5

A cut that reduces something or stops it earlier than planned

covers gradual change to more restricted width or scope rather than intentional cutting
narrowness
vsnarrowing
1 4.3

A limited range of ideas, knowledge, or choices

is the process of becoming more restricted in width or scope rather than a state
limitedness
vsnarrowing
7.0

A state when there is only a small amount or range of something

is the active process of becoming more restricted in width or scope

Antonyms

widening
3 2.7

A change that makes something wider, like a road or gap

How Narrow

constriction
  • Specialized
1 6.5
narrowing
8 4.1
broadening
3 3.5

Surface Forms

narrowing singular
narrowings plural

Morphology

narrowing = narrow (transparent) = narrow + ing

A straightforward verb nominalization/gerund using the productive suffix '-ing' meaning the process or result of becoming narrow.

Etymology

The word narrowing comes from the old English root nearu, which meant 'tight' or 'close'. So a narrowing is when something becomes more tight or limited in width or scope, like an artery or a road getting smaller.