tightening (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tightening*:
NOUN	act	tightening	the act of making something tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter

tightening > pronunciation
Sounds	tay'tahnihng; tay'tnihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *tightening*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of making something tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter.
Example	"the tightening of economic controls"
Narrower	take-up	The action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
Broader	alteration, modification, adjustment	The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
Opposite	loosening, laxation	The act of making something less tight / tight / tight / tight
Spanish	agarrotamiento
Catalan	encarcarament
Verbs	tighten	make tight / tight or tighter / tighter

HyperDic: tightening