Tighten

Word TIGHTEN
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Hyphenation tight en
Pronunciations /ˈtaɪ.tən/

Definitions and meanings of "Tighten"

What do we mean by tighten?

To make or become tight or tighter. transitive & intransitive verb

To make tight; draw tighter; straiten; make more close in any manner; constrict.

To become tight; be drawn tighter.

To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. transitive verb

A pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it. transitive verb

To make tighter. verb

To become tighter. verb

To make money harder to borrow or obtain. verb

To raise short-term interest rates. verb

Restrict verb

Narrow or limit verb

Become tight or tighter verb

Make tight or tighter verb

To make tighter.

To become tighter.

To make money harder to borrow or obtain.

To raise short-term interest rates.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tighten

The word "tighten" in example sentences

I can’t, she thought, watching his expression tighten with anger. ❋ VICTORIA MALVEY (2001)

Otis saw the youngster's expression tighten and knew it had nothing to do with the difficulties of the game. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- Last Starfighter (1984)

So I don't think anybody thinks the moment is to tighten is today. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We winos are having to tighten, which is to say loosen, our belts. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He said their mission was to set up checkpoints and "tighten" the area around the protest, but "there have been attempts to agitate the officers." ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the race continues to 'tighten' at this rate, Obama is looking at a 15-point blowout. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In 1986 when Amnesty was passed they promised to "tighten" the border, and enforce laws, same hollow sentiments by the same hollow shills. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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"In meets, I just kind of tighten up and don't do things correctly," he says. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Should you choose to "tighten" the Civil War authenticity, I can recommend "The Bloodiest Day" in the Time-Life series. ❋ Holly (2005)

Thus it is that unloosen in the vernacular has the sense not of 'tighten' but of 'loosen'. ❋ Unknown (2005)

In the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir in the masa harina, a couple of teaspoons at a time, to thicken or "tighten" the chili. ❋ Unknown (2004)

She would study her face nightly, sometimes for as long as an hour, slathering on creams and gels, doing facial exercises, finally strapping an elastic bandage under her chin to 'tighten' it. ❋ Taraborrelli, J. R. (1997)

You know, even his opponents could not have heard this speech tonight without wanting to kind of tighten their coats and sit up a little straighter and throw their shoulders back and be proud to be an American. ❋ ITY National Archives (1994)

Mr Lamattina said their production would be cut by about 4000 tonnes and this would '' tighten '' carrot supply in eastern Australia later this year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

According to the report, the PMO spent more than $2600.00 on flowers for special occasions while asking Canadians to "tighten" their belts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Gordon Brown has pledged to "tighten" the UK's immigration rules by reducing the number of professions that can recruit from outside Europe. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lenders warn of new mortgage freezeUK banks and building societies are expecting mortgages to be "less readily available" in the next three months, as the wholesale money markets that lend to the lenders "tighten". ❋ Unknown (2010)

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