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Narrowing vs Cramping - What's the difference?

narrowing | cramping | Related terms |

Narrowing is a related term of cramping.


As verbs the difference between narrowing and cramping

is that narrowing is while cramping is .

As nouns the difference between narrowing and cramping

is that narrowing is the part of a stocking that is narrowed while cramping is the action of something that cramps.

narrowing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
  • * 1858 , Margaret Maria Gordon, Household economy (page 60)
    • It may be observed, as a general rule, that the length of a stocking, before the narrowings , should be, at the least'', equal to ''twice the width of the top...

    cramping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of something that cramps.
  • * 1867 , Eclectic Medical Society of the State of New York, Transactions
    • There are also twitchings or crampings of the muscles to a greater or less extent — which, if not relieved, soon become general and exceedingly violent and painful.