tightening

tight·en  (ttn)

tr. & intr.v. tight·ened, tight·en·ing, tight·ens

To make or become tight or tighter.

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tighten·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tightening - the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls" take-up - the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in modification, adjustment, alteration - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) laxation, loosening - the act of making something less tight

Translations

tightening [ˈtaɪtnɪŋ] N [of rope] → tensamiento m; [of controls, security] → refuerzo m; [of skin] → tirantez f

tightening [ˈtaɪt^ənɪŋ] n

(= constriction) [muscle] → contraction f; [throat] → serrement m

(= making stricter) [rules, control] → renforcement m