dwarfing

[ dwawr-fing ]

/ ˈdwɔr fɪŋ /

noun Biology.

a process in which an animal breed or plant cultivar is intentionally induced, as by selective breeding and genetic engineering, to produce a breed or cultivar that is significantly smaller than the original: bulldogs and commercial fruit trees are examples of organisms that have been subjected to dwarfing.

Origin of dwarfing

First recorded in 1620–30; dwarf + -ing¹

Words nearby dwarfing

dwarf door, dwarf elephant, dwarf galaxy, dwarf ginseng, dwarf huckleberry, dwarfing, dwarfish, dwarfism, dwarf Japanese quince, dwarf male, dwarf mallow

Example sentences from the Web for dwarfing

A gigantic backpack looms behind my head, dwarfing my 6-foot 3-inch frame.
A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking|Curtis Stone|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a picture she had seen only in her dreams, convincing in its greatness, dwarfing all else with its might.
The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann
To begin with the most severe of the dwarfing processes to which he had been subjected.
Jessamine|Marion Harland
When a man looks at everything through this dwarfing philosophy, everything has a great modicum of humbug.
Tomlinsoniana|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

We know it for certain that its enforcement means the dwarfing of our national being.
Chitta Ranjan|Sukumar Ranjan Das
"I am tempted to mention cathedrals as having rather a dwarfing effect upon their builders," Leigh said.
The Mayor of Warwick|Herbert M. Hopkins

单词	dwarfing
释义	dwarfing [ dwawr-fing ] / ˈdwɔr fɪŋ / noun Biology. a process in which an animal breed or plant cultivar is intentionally induced, as by selective breeding and genetic engineering, to produce a breed or cultivar that is significantly smaller than the original: bulldogs and commercial fruit trees are examples of organisms that have been subjected to dwarfing. Origin of dwarfing First recorded in 1620–30; dwarf + -ing¹ Words nearby dwarfing dwarf door, dwarf elephant, dwarf galaxy, dwarf ginseng, dwarf huckleberry, dwarfing, dwarfish, dwarfism, dwarf Japanese quince, dwarf male, dwarf mallow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dwarfing A gigantic backpack looms behind my head, dwarfing my 6-foot 3-inch frame. A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking\|Curtis Stone\|November 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It was a picture she had seen only in her dreams, convincing in its greatness, dwarfing all else with its might. The Song of Songs\|Hermann Sudermann To begin with the most severe of the dwarfing processes to which he had been subjected. Jessamine\|Marion Harland When a man looks at everything through this dwarfing philosophy, everything has a great modicum of humbug. Tomlinsoniana\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton We know it for certain that its enforcement means the dwarfing of our national being. Chitta Ranjan\|Sukumar Ranjan Das "I am tempted to mention cathedrals as having rather a dwarfing effect upon their builders," Leigh said. The Mayor of Warwick\|Herbert M. Hopkins Words related to dwarfing midget, hinder, diminish, dominate, overshadow, petite, diminutive, pocket, small, low, baby, bantam, homunculus, dim, retard, suppress, lower, belittle, stunt, check
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dwarfing

noun Biology.

Origin of dwarfing

Words nearby dwarfing

Example sentences from the Web for dwarfing

Words related to dwarfing