noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant. countable, uncountable

   "Such intentional dwarfings of the human figure can carry different political valences, depending on the work that frames them."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dwarf form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

dwarfishgnomemidgetmidgetminiatureovershadow

Example

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"Such intentional dwarfings of the human figure can carry different political valences, depending on the work that frames them."

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