Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tightening

/tˈaɪtənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
tight-en-ing
IPA
/tˈaɪtənɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tighten

noun

The act or process of making more tight.

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Phrases

belt-tightening electoral tightening tightening gel

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Questions

How do you pronounce tightening?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈaɪtənɪŋ/.
What does tightening mean?
present participle and gerund of tighten

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