Broadening vs Widening - What's the difference?
broadening | widening | Related terms |
Of things that are growing wider.
Of things that are separate, with increasing separation.
The falcon cannot hear the falconer; The action of the verb widen.
* 1887 — , Olalla
As verbs the difference between broadening and widening
is that broadening is present participle of lang=en while widening is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between broadening and widening
is that broadening is the act of becoming broader while widening is the action of the verb widen.As an adjective widening is
of things that are growing wider.widening
English
Adjective
(-)- The widening gap between rich and poor creates social problems.
Quotations
* 1920 — *: Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Noun
(en noun)- 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.