2narrow verb
narrows; narrowed; narrow·ing 1 a [+ obj] : to make (something) less wide
▪ She narrowed her eyes and stared at me. = She stared at me through narrowed [=partly closed] eyes. ▪ The path was narrowed by overgrowth.
b [no obj] : to become less wide
▪ His eyes narrowed as he focused on the words in front of him. ▪ The vase narrows at its top. 2 a [+ obj] : to make (something) smaller in amount or range
▪ The field has been narrowed [=reduced] from eight to two candidates. ▪ We've been able to narrow [=limit] the search to a three-mile area. ▪ narrowing the range of options ▪ You'll need to narrow the focus of your paper to one central idea. — often + down ▪ The choices have been narrowed down to two. ▪ To narrow down its pool of applicants, the school made its admission requirements stricter.
b [no obj] : to become smaller in amount or range
▪ The gap between their salaries was beginning to narrow.
▪ She narrowed her eyes and stared at me. = She stared at me through narrowed [=partly closed] eyes. ▪ The path was narrowed by overgrowth.
b [no obj] : to become less wide
▪ His eyes narrowed as he focused on the words in front of him. ▪ The vase narrows at its top.
▪ The field has been narrowed [=reduced] from eight to two candidates. ▪ We've been able to narrow [=limit] the search to a three-mile area. ▪ narrowing the range of options ▪ You'll need to narrow the focus of your paper to one central idea. — often + down ▪ The choices have been narrowed down to two. ▪ To narrow down its pool of applicants, the school made its admission requirements stricter.
b [no obj] : to become smaller in amount or range
▪ The gap between their salaries was beginning to narrow.
— narrowing noun, plural narrowings [count] — usually singular ▪ a narrowing of the blood vessels
