Associations to the word «Narrowing»

Wiktionary

NARROWING, verb. Present participle of narrow
NARROWING, noun. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

Dictionary definition

NARROWING, noun. An instance of becoming narrow.
NARROWING, noun. A decrease in width.
NARROWING, noun. The act of making something narrower.
NARROWING, adjective. Becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs".
NARROWING, adjective. (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza