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Tightening

noun/tˈaɪʔn̩ɪŋ/
Definition
the act of making something tighter
make tight or tighter
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈaɪʔn̩ɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈaɪtənɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈaɪtənɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /tˈaɪʔn̩ɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
reducetighten upconstrainfastenstiffentighten
Antonyms
loosening
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of making something tighter
“the tightening of economic controls”
verbmake tight or tighter
“Tighten the wire”
verbbecome tight or tighter
“The rope tightened”
verbrestrict
“Tighten the rules”
verbnarrow or limit
“reduce the influx of foreigners”
Word Forms
tightenverbmake tight or tighter
tighteningnounthe act of making something tighter
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Straffung
der Akt, etwas enger zu machen
🇫🇷French
serrage
le fait de rendre quelque chose plus serré
🇪🇸Spanish
apretando
el acto de hacer algo más apretado
🇮🇹Italian
stringendo
l'atto di creare qualcosa di più stretto
🇳🇱Dutch
aanscherping
de handeling om iets strakker te maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
apertando
o ato de tornar algo mais apertado
🇷🇺Russian
ужесточение
действие, направленное на закрепление чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कस
किसी चीज़ को कड़ा बनाने की क्रिया या भाव
🇧🇩Bengali
শক্ত করা
কিছু শক্ত করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
இறுக்குகிறது
எதையாவது இறுக்கமாக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
బిగించడం
ఏదో బిగుతుగా చేసే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
घट्ट करणे
काहीतरी घट्ट करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
કડક
કંઈક કડક બનાવવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಿಗಿಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು
ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുറുക്കുന്നു
എന്തെങ്കിലും ഇറുകിയതാക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੱਸਣਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
سخت کرنا
کسی چیز کو سخت بنانے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
收紧
使某物变得更紧的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
締め付ける
何かをよりきつくする行為
🇰🇷Korean
조임
뭔가를 더 단단하게 만드는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thắt chặt
hành động làm cho cái gì đó chặt chẽ hơn
🇹🇭Thai
กระชับ
การกระทำบางอย่างให้แน่นขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
pengetatan
tindakan membuat sesuatu lebih ketat
🇵🇭Filipino
paghihigpit
ang pagkilos ng paggawa ng isang bagay na mas mahigpit
🇲🇾Malay
mengetatkan
perbuatan membuat sesuatu yang lebih ketat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تشديد
فعل صنع شيء أكثر إحكاما
🇮🇷Persian
سفت شدن
عمل سفت کردن چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
sıkma
bir şeyi daha sıkı yapma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הידוק
הפעולה של לעשות משהו מהודק יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tightening'?
The primary meaning of 'tightening' is 'the act of making something tighter'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tightening' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tightening' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tightening' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tightening' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'tightening' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'tightening' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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