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Definition of narrowing : 1. of Narrow
2. The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent.
3. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.

Synonyms:

limiting, constraining, tapered, tapering off, narrow, constricting, dwindling, constrictive, restricting, confining, tapering

slimming, slenderizing, tightening, thinning

contraction, abbreviation, reduction, lessening

Usage examples:

• It was quite dark by this time, and Blair was keeping close to the shore to avoid the current narrowing between the piers of the old bridge. - "The Iron Woman", Margaret Deland.
• My profession, said the lawyer, can be made to be narrow and narrowing. - "Foes", Mary Johnston.
• Far up the river, beyond the village and the bridge, a level green meadow ran out, narrowing the channel; and here beneath the apple- trees- for the meadow was half an orchard- had been set out many lines of white- covered tables, at which the Mayers made innocently merry. - "The Mayor of Troy", Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch.