narrow
make or become more narrow or restricted
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,133 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,221 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- make or become more narrow or restricted also: contract The selection was narrowedThe road narrowed
- define clearly also: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, specify I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
- become more focused on an area of activity or field of study also: specialize, specialise, narrow down She specializes in Near Eastern history
- become tight or as if tight also: constrict, constringe Her throat constricted
adjective
- not wide a narrow bridgea narrow line across the page
- limited in size or scope the narrow sense of a word
- lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view also: narrow-minded a brilliant but narrow-minded judgenarrow opinions
- very limited in degree won by a narrow margina narrow escape
narrow in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Already the forest crowded the narrow, curving road.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Coincidence had thrust Caesar out of his thoughts and on to the narrow path in front of him.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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One bright morning in May, a portly gentleman, leaning heavily on a gold-headed cane, was walking up the narrow city street.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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She bought a cheap cushion at one of Liberty's sales, and some bits of twopenny-halfpenny art china for her narrow mantelpiece.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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A narrow path doubled among the bushes, scores of white tails twinkled before the racing hound, and a hawk rose, whistling shrilly.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1