narrowing

verb

present participle of narrow
as in tightening

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowing
  1. tightening
  2. lessening
  3. impeding
  4. limiting
  5. blocking
  6. hindering
  7. hampering
  8. restricting
Verb
  • Her business specializes in noninvasive body sculpting and skin-tightening treatments.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Central banks around the world are back in monetary tightening mode, with the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan all raising rates in recent months.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of tightening
Verb
  • On my under-eye area, this improves circulation, thereby reducing puffiness and lessening my raccoon eyes.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 31 Oct. 2026
  • McKinney has focused his campaign on lessening the city’s homelessness crisis by leveraging people into treatment, tackling quality-of-life crimes, and reducing the city’s out-of-control legal costs.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of lessening
Verb
  • Police said the car was swerving across lanes, impeding traffic and forcing other drivers to brake or take action to avoid her car.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Advertisement But other allies of Jackson say an overcautious campaign is impeding the Bernie Sanders progressive and stalwart labor champion from connecting with voters.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeding
Verb
  • Other options may include a custom oral appliance that repositions the jaw, sleeping on your side, limiting alcohol, quitting smoking, treating nasal congestion or pursuing weight management when appropriate.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The changes are intended to protect Canadian manufacturers while limiting costs for businesses that depend on American supplies.
    — Rich Percival, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of limiting
Verb
  • Concerns about noise, environmental impacts, and the approval process led to lawsuits and a temporary court order blocking Westlake from advancing the project's development agreement.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Hyde-Smith did not change her mind about blocking his nomination.
    — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of blocking
Verb
  • Plus, there’s silica to softly blur the look of pores and texture without hindering your glow.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Federal Election Commission experienced a filing system outage on Tuesday, hindering candidates and political action committees from filing 24- and 48-hour finance reports with a week to go before the midterm elections.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of hindering
Verb
  • All of that said, getting salaries with Porzingis to match likely would require hampering the Heat rotation elsewhere.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The officials said the restrictions were disrupting high-speed military drones, hampering Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian attacks and conduct operations along the front line.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hampering
Verb
  • The waiver, which ACS received in 2023, allowed the agency to place multiple juvenile detainees to sleep in hallways, classrooms and chapels, potentially restricting access to educational and other programming.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But for kids, restricting certain foods may lead them to become preoccupied with those foods.
    — Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2026
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“Narrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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