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How to pronounce narrow
Say it like this: /ˈnæɹoʊ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does narrow mean?
adjHaving a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
“a narrow hallway”
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
“The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world.”
Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
“a narrow interpretation”
nounA narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
“the narrows of New York harbor”
verbTo reduce in width or extent; to contract.
“We need to narrow the search.”
To get narrower.
“The road narrows.”
To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
“He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.”
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