Widening

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwaɪdÉ™nɪŋ/

Full definition of widening

Adjective

1. Of things that are growing wider.
2. Of things that are separate, with increasing separation.The widening gap between rich and poor creates social problems.

Noun

1. The action of the verb widen.
• 1887 — Robert Louis Stevenson, , OlallaShe looked up sleepily and asked me what it was, and with the very words I thought she drew in her breath with a widening of the nostrils and seemed to come suddenly and fully alive.

Verb

1. Present participle of widen