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1. Becoming gradually narrower
   "trousers with narrowing legs";
   - tapered, tapering
    
2. (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
   - constricting, constrictive

1. An instance of becoming narrow
    
2. A decrease in width
    
3. The act of making something narrower

1. Make or become more narrow or restricted
   "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed";
   - contract, neck
    
2. Define clearly
   "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game";
   - pin down, peg down [informal], nail down, narrow down, specify
    
3. Become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
   - specialize, specialise [Brit], narrow down
    
4. Become tight or as if tight
   "Her throat narrowed";
   - constrict, constringe

Derived forms: narrowings

See also: narrow

Type of: alter, change, change of shape, configuration, conformation, contour, decrease, decrement, determine, form, shape, tighten, vary

Antonym: broaden, widening

Encyclopedia: Narrowing