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The correct spelling is narrow.
How to pronounce narrow
/ˈnæɹəʊ/
nounIPA: /ˈnæɹəʊ/
Say it like: Nar-row
The correct spelling is narrow. (chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water. For example: "the narrows of New York harbor"
Usage Examples
“the narrows of New York harbor”
“a narrow hallway”
“a narrow interpretation”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
adjective
- 1.Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- 2.Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
- 3.Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
- 4.Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
- 5.Having a small margin or degree.
verb
- 1.To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
- 2.To get narrower.
- 3.(of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
- 4.To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
- 5.To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
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