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Meanings of tighten in English
Catalan
endurir-se Spanish
restringir Synonyms
Examples for "stiffen"
Examples for "stiffen"
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When Jago translated the abbot's challenge for us, I saw Bran stiffen.
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He did not feel obligated in any sense to stiffen, to come.
3
The poor thing's legs stiffen; and all is over in a second.
4
A look so bald-faced, so obvious, that I felt Galen's body stiffen.
5
Pour the hot jelly into the glasses and set aside to stiffen.
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I think at the international level, we need some rules that constrain.
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We also need to constrain these systems to support our fundamental values.
3
Yet if internal factors constrain evolution, they are hardly a minor issue.
4
Anthropogenic noise pollution is increasing and can constrain acoustic communication in animals.
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Limited foldable display productivity will constrain Samsung, industry officials and analysts say.
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After I passed that point I began to tighten up and worry.
2
We will tighten up some of our security measures and our alarms.
3
It's just that we're trying to tighten up on all these areas.'
4
If that happens there's every likelihood that the polls would tighten up.
5
I dropped the receiver back on its cradle, feeling myself tighten up.
Portuguese
restringir Catalan
restringir Usage of tighten in English
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He also said credit market conditions caused many vendors to tighten terms.
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So expect Congress to pass legislation to tighten control of the industry.
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A strong currency and higher money-market rates both effectively tighten financial conditions.
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Corruption campaigners are likely to welcome the proposal to tighten the law.
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Mr Joyce said there was no reason to tighten foreign investment laws.
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The government has revealed plans to tighten controls over unfair commercial practices.
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I'd like to see the board tighten belts and lead by example.
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If that number comes high, the Chinese government could tighten policy further.
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Collins has vowed to tighten borders, reduce taxes and boost the economy.
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Mr Pence vowed only this week to tighten sanctions on the North.
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As of 2005, another factor helped Chávez tighten his hold on power.
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The Catholic Church is backing proposals to tighten Northern Ireland's abortion laws.
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The group lobbies for measures to tighten the US embargo on Cuba.
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He also urged the EU to tighten sanctions against Zimbabwe's ruling elite.
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Efforts to tighten positions limits have drawn their fair share of critics.
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They will tighten their belts when the problem hits with interest rates.
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Translations for tighten
Portuguese
Tighten through the time
Tighten across language varieties
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Common
New Zealand
Common
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