narrowing
nounUK /ˈnærəʊɪŋ/
US /ˈnæroʊɪŋ/
The act of making something become smaller or thinner.
The narrowing of the road made it hard for two cars to pass.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A place where something becomes less wide.
We drove slowly through a narrowing in the mountain path.
3. The process of becoming more limited in range or options.
The narrowing of choices helped her decide quickly.
4. In medicine, the shrinking of a tube or opening in the body.
The doctor checked for narrowing of the arteries.
5. The act of focusing more closely on something.
His narrowing of the topic made the essay easier to write.