0 present participle of dwarf --
1 If one thing dwarfs another, it makes it seem small by comparison: --
This new crisis may well dwarf most that have gone before.
The new skyscraper will dwarf all those near it.
Dwarfing is quite common in snail farming and is attributable mainly to rearing conditions rather than heredity factors.
Dwarfing genes enable the carbon that is fixed in the plant during photosynthesis to be diverted towards seed production, and they also help prevent the problem of lodging.
A 10 is the standard sized tree with no dwarfing and will grow to tall and wide or more, dependent upon the variety chosen.
The tree is famous for its small dwarfing growth habit.
The dwarfing clones were propagated in gardens for their novelty and not their efficiency.
The absence of predators led to the dwarfing of the hippos.
Oh, but a hidden sin is a mean thing, father - a dwarfing, petrifying, corroding, unmanly thing.
They are small without having a specific dwarfing gene.
