Similar words: lightening, brightening, frightening, frighteningly, tighten, tightened, benighted, lighten. Meaning: ['taɪtn] n. the act of making something tighter.
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181 Captain Harris gave no sign, except a tightening around his mouth.
182 This paper introduces the design of EBZ135 roadheader walking mechanism, including the drive system, pedrail and pedrail support mode, pedrail tightening device.
183 "The Fed is saying it's normalization," said Boris Schlossberg, director of research at GFT Forex in New York, "but if you go from dovish to normal, that's tightening."
184 This is easily done by releasing the ratchet handle, re-positioning the glue guns so that the glue line is in correct position, and tightening again. Sentencedict.com
185 Falling commodity prices have squeezed bulk shipping firms this year amid a weak global economy and tightening economic policies in Asian countries, in particular China.
186 I have already decided to reduce my pyro budget by 50% or more. I will probably stay out of the retail stores. The belt tightening has begun.
187 The multibillion-dollar cash call took on a new urgency over the weekend, when China's regulator announced its latest monetary tightening measure by raising reserve requirement ratios for banks.
188 Tumour of blood capillary gnawing flesh, in fluctuation jaw is bitten forcibly when tightening swollen content apophysis, after loosening, disappear.
189 The prospect has emerged that the RBA's tightening cycle has ended, after 12 rises in six years and evidence the economy has hit a speed bump.
190 Chinese policymakers have decided to broaden the base of financial institutions required to comply with 21.5% reserve requirements, which will effectuate a further tightening of liquidity.
191 Boylan plays with language(sentencedict.com), letting the prose sprawl about before tightening it suddenly to great effect.
192 Similarly, monetary tightening policy can not squeeze the equity price bubble for causality does not run from excess liquidity to equity price.
193 Some local governments are starting to backpedal on some property tightening measures Beijing has imposed.
194 Once that is done THEN tighten the center bolt and follow by tightening the support knob.
195 The year-on-year growth rate of China's April home prices hit a record high, despite a preliminary pinch from the government's stern real estate tightening measures.
196 Tightening Pore Essence(45ml) Ingredients: plum essence, high-quality ossein, elastin, etc.
197 One continuous counter flow extraction machine with fold flow and long slot flange tightening component were introduced in this article.
198 And it tones muscles, tightening up arms and cinching in that waistline.
199 Only a tightening of bailment law, ensuring that any issue of fake warehouse receipts is treated as fraudulent and illegal, finally put an end to this clearly impermissible practice.
200 Tightening rules for recusal would help, says James Sample of New York University's Brennan Centre.
201 Ordinarily, tightening supplies and increased demand would cause upward pressure on prices.
202 The new protection has also extended to primary products with the United States raising its sugar tariff and tightening its beef import quotas.
203 To the contrary, macro policies will likely keep its tightening stance given the elevated and persistent inflation pressures.
204 Together, they decided on an ablation (for the bleeding), haemorrhoidectomy, labia reduction, hood reduction (to match her new labia), vaginal tightening and repair of her perineum.
205 A unique face masque containing Siberian Ginseng & Lemongrass renowned for their tightening properties.
206 Over the last year, China's tightening has sparked fears that the Beijing government could squelch growth too much, causing the economy to crash land.
207 The financial agitation of 1882-1883 was triggered by heavy taxes, ill management of the private banks and tightening finance caused by the war between China and France in 1884.
208 S . interior , sparking safety advisories from federal officials , slowing barge traffic and tightening exportable grain supplies.
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