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Showing words for TIGHTENING using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Tightening

tightening

8 Letter Words for Tightening

geniting, ghenting, neighing, nighting, tingeing

7 Letter Words for Tightening

gentiin, getting, gitting, henting, hinging, hinting, hitting, ingenit, netting, nighing, nightie, nithing, tenting, thiggit, tighten, tingent, tinging, tinting, tithing

6 Letter Words for Tightening

ghetti, gieing, ginnet, gittin, gthite, heting, hieing, ignite, ingent, ingine, intent, intine, nigget, nitent, thetin, tining, tinnet, tinnie, tintie, titien

5 Letter Words for Tightening

ehing, eight, engin, ettin, genii, genin, genit, gighe, hinge, innet, innit, neigh, night, ninth, tenth, thegn, thein, thine, thing, tight, tinge, tingi, tithe

4 Letter Words for Tightening

eigh, gein, geit, gent, gheg, gien, ging, ginn, gite, gith, heii, heng, hent, higi, hine, hing, hint, init, inne, inti, nein, neth, neti, nigh, nine, tegg, teng, tent, teth, then, thig, thin, tien, tige, tine, ting, tint, tite, titi

3 Letter Words for Tightening

egg, eng, eth, gen, get, gie, gig, gin, git, gte, gtt, hei, hen, het, hgt, hie, hin, hit, igg, ign, ihi, ing, inn, int, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nne, nth, teg, ten, tet, tgn, tgt, the, tie, tig, tin, tit, tng, tnt

Definitions for Tightening

[1] to make or become tight or tighter.
[2] to make or become tight or tighter
[3] tighten one's belt to economize

Words related to Tightening

tightenstiffen, toughen, narrow, cramp, secure, strain, close, strangle, screw, stretch, fix, condense, crush, tauten, congeal, grip, compress, pressure, tense, clench

Words nearby Tightening

tightentight-knit, tight-lipped, tight-money policy, tight-mouthed, tightass, tighten, tighten one's belt, tighten the screws, tightfisted, tightfitting, tightknit

Origin of Tightening

First recorded in 1720–30; tight + -en1

Other words from Tightening

tight·en·er , noun
o·ver·tight·en , verb
re·tight·en , verb
self-tight·en·ing , adjective
un·tight·en , verb (used with object)

Synonyms for Tightening

narrow, stiffen, toughen, bind, clench, close, compress, condense, congeal, contract, cramp, crush, fasten, fix, grip, harden, pinch, pressure, rigidify, screw, secure, squeeze, strain, strangle, stretch, tauten, tense