Narrowing
Widening
Widening noun - An increase in width.
Both words in one sentence
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This is helped by the changes to the glowing pits of fear that are their eyes, narrowing and widening to help convey their emotions.
Source: Expressive Mask -
The lenses of an expressive character become organic extensions of the body: widening with surprise, narrowing with suspicion, and scaring with shiny.
Source: Expressive Mask -
Peacemaker Kurogane: As the main characters Wangst for a good portion of the series, Hidden Eyes are common, as are their eyes widening in shock and their pupils narrowing into tiny pinpricks.
Source: Hidden Eyes
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