tightening
US /'taɪtnɪŋ/
・UK /'taɪtnɪŋ/
A2
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make a rule, law or system tougher
They were tightening the rules against public smoking
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To stretch, pull until movement becomes difficult
The rope is tightening as the dog tries to run away
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To turn lid, bolt etc., until it is firmly in place
He was tightening the loose screw
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make face, body stiff due to anger or anxiety
She was tightening with worry
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Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3
- Your knees buckling, chest tightening, fearful encounters with something radically other, something that we know could both crush and bless us.
Your knees buckling, chest tightening, fearful encounters with something radically other, something that we know could both crush and bless us.
- terrifying and wonderful. You're knees-buckling, chest-tightening, fearful encounters with
terrifying and wonderful. You're knees-buckling, chest-tightening, fearful encounters with
Why US gun laws get looser after mass shootings
- Polling showed only a small minority of Texans supported loosening gun laws, and just over half supported tightening them.
Polling showed only a small minority of Texans supported loosening gun laws, and just over half supported tightening them.
- and just over half supported tightening them.
and just over half supported tightening them.
How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost 'Dream Job' Status
- So the industry started using mass layoffs as one of the many ways of belt-tightening.
So the industry started using mass layoffs as one of the many ways of belt-tightening.
- one of the many ways of belt tightening. Wall Street loved
one of the many ways of belt tightening. Wall Street loved
Angry Birds Space
- [...gear tightening...]
[...gear tightening...]
How American Cars Got So Bad
- Whether it's in EVs, then, or trucks and SUVs, the market is tightening for America's big three—the walls are closing in, and, for now at least, it's not looking like
Whether it's in EVs, then, or trucks and SUVs, the market is tightening for America's big three—the walls are closing in, and, for now at least, it's not looking like
- Whether it's in EVs, then, or trucks and SUVs, the market is tightening for America's Big Three.
Whether it's in EVs, then, or trucks and SUVs, the market is tightening for America's Big Three.
Lili Reinhart on the Impact of Acne on Mental Health | Go To Bed With Me | Harper's BAZAAR
- I do have this crazy little device, which is like tightening, but also has an LED in it.
I do have this crazy little device, which is like tightening, but also has an LED in it.
- You can change the sensation to make it stronger, where it kind of feels like it's zapping you a little bit, but I think that's more for like, this is like for tightening.
You can change the sensation to make it stronger, where it kind of feels like it's zapping you a little bit, but I think that's more for like, this is like for tightening.
Can Red Bull's Updates Fix Their Problems? | F1 TV Tech Talk
- Have a look at this, a slightly tighter engine cover at the rear, just tightening things up.
Have a look at this, a slightly tighter engine cover at the rear, just tightening things up.
- Have a look at this: a slightly tighter engine cover at the rear, just tightening things up.
Have a look at this: a slightly tighter engine cover at the rear, just tightening things up.
Germany updates US travel advice following arrests | DW News
- So I I think perhaps the context is, you know, Donald Trump has signed a load of executive orders tightening the vetting of visas and tightening immigration more generally.
So I I think perhaps the context is, you know, Donald Trump has signed a load of executive orders tightening the vetting of visas and tightening immigration more generally.
- So I think perhaps the context is, you know, Donald Trump has signed a load of executive orders tightening the vetting of visas and tightening immigration more generally.
So I think perhaps the context is, you know, Donald Trump has signed a load of executive orders tightening the vetting of visas and tightening immigration more generally.
October Event 2014
- We're tightening things down a little bit.
We're tightening things down a little bit.
- We're tightening things down a little bit.
We're tightening things down a little bit.
Why EU’s Tariffs Won’t Stop Chinese EVs
- The analysts said these rates would be unlikely and the EU would have to use nontraditional methods like tightening labor rights or cybersecurity requirements. The economic effects of tariffs are disputed.
The analysts said these rates would be unlikely and the EU would have to use nontraditional methods like tightening labor rights or cybersecurity requirements. The economic effects of tariffs are disputed.
- The analyst said these rates would be unlikely and the EU would have to use nontraditional methods like tightening labor rights or cybersecurity requirements.
The analyst said these rates would be unlikely and the EU would have to use nontraditional methods like tightening labor rights or cybersecurity requirements.