verengen — meaning in English

English meaning

• constrict verb To become narrower, usually because pressure is put on it.
• narrow adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.

Senses

verengen is used for these senses in English:

• constrict (ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
• narrow (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
• narrow (intransitive) To get narrower.

constrict — full definition

1. verb To become narrower, usually because pressure is put on it.
2. verb (of a snake) To wrap tightly around an animal it is hunting, to stop it breathing.
3. verb To place a limit on something.

narrow — full definition

1. adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
2. verb To make or become smaller in width or scope.
3. noun A narrow stretch of water connecting two larger bodies.

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