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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 1582
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Meanings
adjective
- of small width in relation to length.E.g. he made his way down the narrow road
- limited in extent, amount, or scope.E.g. they ate a narrow range of foods
- denoting or relating to a contest that is won or lost by only a very small margin.E.g. the home team just hung on for a narrow victory
- denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx.
verb
- become or make less wide.E.g. the road narrowed and crossed an old bridge
- become or make more limited in extent or scope.E.g. the gap between the sexes is narrowing
noun
- a narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water.E.g. there was a car ferry across the narrows of Loch Long
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