Narrowing

verb noun

To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

Meaning

  1. (verb) To reduce in width or extent; to contract. “We need to narrow the search.”
  2. (verb) To get narrower. “The road narrows.”
  3. (verb) (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. (verb) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
  5. (verb) To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values. “to narrow an int variable to a short variable”
  6. (noun) The process of becoming narrow. “narrowings of the road”
  7. (noun) The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

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Letter breakdown

  • Narrowing contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

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What does Narrowing mean?

To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

How many letters are in Narrowing?

Narrowing has 9 letters.

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