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narrowing

UK
/ˈnærəʊɪŋ/
US
/ˈnæroʊɪŋ/

Traduzioni

narrowingnoun
narrowings
pl
UK
/ˈnær.əʊ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈnɛr.oʊ.ɪŋ/
The narrowing of the road caused a traffic jam.
Сужение дороги вызвало пробку.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
ограничение
уменьшение
Sinonimi
constriction
compression
convergence
limitation
reduction
narrowinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈnærəʊɪŋ/
US
/ˈnæroʊɪŋ/
Used adjectivally as the present participle of "narrow".
The narrowing path made it difficult to walk side by side.
Сужающаяся тропинка затрудняла ходьбу бок о бок.
Sinonimi
shrinking
slimming
squeezing
diminishing
constraining
narrowing-down
constricting
tightening
contracting
restricting
limiting
tapering
narrowverb

narrowing

Gerund

narrowed
Past Simple
narrowed
Past Participle
narrowing
Gerund
UK
/ˈnærəʊ/
US
/ˈnæroʊ/
We need to narrow the focus of our research.
Нам нужно сузить фокус нашего исследования.
The road begins to narrow after the bridge.
Дорога начинает сужаться после моста.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
умалять
Sinonimi
diminish
tighten
shrink
reduce
constrict

Definizioni

narrowingnoun
The act or process of making something narrower or more restricted.
The narrowing of the road caused a traffic jam during rush hour.
A place where something becomes narrower; a constriction.
The narrowing in the river made it difficult for large boats to pass through.
In historical linguistics, a change in which the meaning of a word becomes more specific or restricted than its earlier sense.
The semantic narrowing of the word "meat" reduced its meaning from any kind of food to animal flesh.
narrowinggerund / present participle
Becoming gradually smaller or more restricted in width or extent.
The narrowing path led us deeper into the forest.
Becoming more limited in scope or range.
The narrowing focus of the research allowed for more detailed analysis.
narrowverb
To make or become less wide or broad.
The road began to narrow as we approached the bridge.
To limit or restrict in extent, amount, or scope.
The committee decided to narrow the list of candidates to three.
To focus more closely on a particular subject or area.
She decided to narrow her research to the effects of climate change on agriculture.
To partially close or squint (one's eyes).
She narrowed her eyes in suspicion.
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