narrowing

adj, noun — 3 senses

narrowing

adj

1

shrinking

Such amity is no small thing. The narrowing world of Yiddish theater has been bedeviled with one “broyges” — a cherished term for a falling out — after another2010 March 19, Joseph Berger, “How to Say Theater in Yiddish? Two Ways”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2019:

Derived terms: narrowingly, narrowingness

narrowing

noun

1

The process of becoming narrow.

narrowings of the road
Owing to the war, it was not thought advisable to carry out repairs to this pier, as this would have involved the temporary narrowing of the channel, and it was not until 1919 that it was decided to proceed with the construction of a steel-pile coffer dam round the south pier.1949 November and December, “Notes and News: The High Level Bridge, Newcastle: Strengthening and Repairs”, in Railway Magazine, page 407:

2

The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

It may be observed, as a general rule, that the length of a stocking, before the narrowings, should be, at the least, equal to twice the width of the top...1858, Margaret Maria Gordon, Household economy, page 60:

Derived terms: narrowing conversion, renarrowing

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