Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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narrowing | Yes | Yes | No | No |
constriction | Yes | No | No | No |
narrowing (noun) | constriction (noun) |
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the act of making something narrower | the action or process of compressing |
an instance of becoming narrow | a tight feeling in some part of the body |
a decrease in width | tight or narrow compression |
a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel |
narrowing (adjective) | constriction (adjective) |
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(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom | |
becoming gradually narrower |