tightening

tight·en

T0211300 (tīt′n)tr. & intr.v. tight·ened, tight·en·ing, tight·ens To make or become tight or tighter.

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tight′en·er n.

tightening

(ˈtaɪtənɪŋ) n1. (of a part of the body) tensing or stiffening2. the act of making a rule, policy, or system stricter or more efficient

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 inmodification, 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

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stringente