narrowing

1. 1.

   becoming gradually narrower

   “long tapering fingers”

   “trousers with tapered legs”

   Synonymstaperedtapering

   Similarnarrow
2. 2.

   (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

   Synonymsconstrictingconstrictive

   Similarnarrow

Other forms of narrowing

plural

narrowings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about narrowing

What does narrowing mean?

narrowing means "an instance of becoming narrow". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in narrowing?

narrowing has 3 syllables: nar-ro-wing. The stress falls on "nar". In IPA it is /ˈnɛɹoʊɪŋ/.

What is another word for narrowing?

Close synonyms include tapered, tapering, constricting, constrictive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of narrowing?

The recorded antonyms are widening, widening.

Is narrowing a common word?

narrowing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.