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How to pronounce “tighten”
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Pronunciation guide for tighten
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tighten with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes
And the whole idea here is to try to tighten up the sugar
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To make tighter.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce tighten
Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes
And the whole idea here is to try to tighten up the sugar
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tighten”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make tighter.
- (intransitive) To become tighter.
- (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
- (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
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