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The correct spelling is narrows.
How to pronounce narrows
verb
Say it like: Nar-row-s
The correct spelling is narrows. To reduce in width or extent; to contract. For example: "We need to narrow the search."
Usage Examples
“We need to narrow the search.”
“The road narrows.”
“He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.”
Meanings
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.
noun
- 1.A narrow part of a navigable waterway.
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