# widening

Pronunciation: say "WY-duh-ning" /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of widen. — present participle and gerund of widen
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of widen. Use this form for something that is getting wider right now.
   - _The gap between the two leading teams kept widening throughout the season._
   - _Engineers are widening the canal so larger ships can pass through._

## Adjective

2. Becoming steadily wider, or growing farther apart from one another.
   - Simple: Becoming wider, or moving farther apart over time.
   - _The widening income gap has become a central issue in the election._
   - _Surveyors mapped the widening fissure running along the cliff edge._

## Noun

3. The act or process of making something wider, or of growing wider.
   - Simple: The act of making something wider, or of becoming wider.
   - _The widening of the canal allowed larger vessels to reach the port._
   - _Critics blamed the policy for the widening of social inequality._

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