noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of making more tight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tightening
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: T AY1 T AH0 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: T AY1 T N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of tighten
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of making something tighter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the tightening of economic controls
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: loosening
Broader terms: alteration, modification, adjustment
Narrower terms: take-up
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: تَضْيِيق (taḍyīq) — process
- Hebrew: הידוק (hiduq) — process
- Greek: σφίξιμο (sfíximo) — process