# narrower

Pronunciation: say "NA-roh-er" US /ˈnæɹoʊɚ/, UK /ˈnæɹəʊə/

## Adjective

1. Comparative of narrow. — comparative form of narrow: more narrow
   - Simple: Comparative of narrow. Use this when one thing is more narrow than another.
   - _The mountain path grew narrower as we climbed higher._
   - _Modern phones have narrower screens than older tablets._

## Noun

2. A person or thing that narrows something, reducing its width.
   - Simple: A person or thing that makes something less wide.
   - _The narrower on the assembly line compresses each tube to a smaller diameter._
   - _Engineers replaced the old narrowers with faster equipment._

## Origin

Formed from "narrow" combined with the suffix "-er".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/narrower (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).