Widening

verb

/ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 3.4

Definitions

1.verbTo become wide or wider.

"His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor."

2.verbTo make wide or wider.

3.verbTo let out clothes to a larger size.

"She widened his trousers for him."

4.verbTo broaden or extend in scope or range.

"The police widened their enquiries."

5.verbTo convert to a data type that can hold a larger number of distinct values.

6.nounThe action of the verb widen.

7.adjectiveGrowing wider or farther apart.

"The widening gap between rich and poor creates social problems."

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