widening

SayWY-duh-ning/ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/

Noun pluralwidenings

3 meanings of widening

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of widen. Use this form for something that is getting wider right now.
The road was widening as we drove out of town.
Workers are widening the highway near the old bridge.
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2
adjective
Becoming wider, or moving farther apart over time.
Like the space between two cars getting bigger as one of them speeds up.
The widening gap between the two runners made the race exciting.
A widening crack appeared across the old plaster wall.
Similarincreasing
Oppositenarrowing, shrinking
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of making something wider, or of becoming wider.
Like making a doorway bigger so more people can walk through at once.
A gradual widening of the channel let bigger boats pass.
The team studied the widening of the gap over many years.
Similarbroadening, expansion, enlargement
Oppositenarrowing
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widening is a form of widen

widen, verb: To make something wider than it was before. Full entry

Forms: widenwidens he/she/itwidening -ing formwidened past tense, past participle
Spelling: widen → widening: add -ing

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