Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

widening

/ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: widen-ing
IPA: /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Growing wider or farther apart.

noun

The action of the verb widen.

verb

present participle and gerund of widen

Example Sentences

"The widening gap between rich and poor creates social problems."
"Turning and turning in the widening gyre / The falcon cannot hear the falconer; […]"
"She 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."
"The widening works include the rebuilding of the skew bridge near Northwood to take four tracks, and to enable the Rickmansworth Road to be widened to 60 ft.; […]."
"Near the site of the old Kennet Bridge signalbox, a down goods loop has been provided and this necessitated the widening of an embankment and the slewing of the up and down relief lines."

Inflected Forms

widenings (plural)

Phrases

widening conversion

Synonyms

broadening turnout

Questions

How do you pronounce widening?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/.
What does widening mean?: Growing wider or farther apart.

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