dwarfing

American  

[dwawr-fing] / ˈdwɔr fɪŋ /

noun

Biology.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of dwarfing

First recorded in 1620–30; dwarf ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

The country’s headline number is 300 billion barrels, a reserve that would be the largest in the world, dwarfing even Saudi Arabia’s 265 billion barrels.

From Barron's

Thousands of Australians flocked to donate blood, dwarfing the previous record.

From BBC

YouTube accounts for the biggest share of television viewing time in the United States of any streaming platform, dwarfing even Netflix.

From Barron's

Television rights have generated enormous broadcast revenues for English sides, with the income from that source dwarfing those of other countries.

From BBC

TV rights have generated enormous broadcast revenues for Premier League sides, with the income from that source dwarfing those of other countries.

From BBC