shortening
noun
[ ˈʃɔːt(ə)nɪŋ ]
• fat used for making pastry.
shorten
verb
• make or become shorter.
• "he shortened his stride"
Similar:
make shorter,
abbreviate,
abridge,
condense,
precis,
synopsize,
contract,
compress,
reduce,
lessen,
shrink,
decrease,
diminish,
cut,
cut down,
cut short,
dock,
trim,
clip,
crop,
pare down,
prune,
curtail,
truncate,
turn up,
take up,
get shorter,
grow shorter,
grow less,
• reduce the amount of (sail spread).
• "before sail could be shortened she went on to her beam ends"
