Antonyms for tightening

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tahyt-n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtaɪt n

Definition of tightening

Origin : "to make tight," 1727; the earlier verb was simply tight, from Old English tyhtan, from the root of tight. Related: Tightened; tightening.

verb constrict

Example sentences :

"I wish I knew he was—and damned," she snapped, with a tightening of her scarlet lips.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

He studied her in silence a moment, with narrowing eyes and tightening lips.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

There would be no more sleeping under hedges and tightening of belts.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

She tried to make her voice natural, but there was a tightening in her throat.
Extract from : « The Wall Street Girl » by Frederick Orin Bartlett

The only result of his shouting was a tightening of the pressure of her arms.
Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad

Phil felt a tightening in his jaws, and he was grateful for the darkness.
Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson

"Then let me get some fuel," Fannia said, tightening his grip on Donnaught's throat.
Extract from : « Warrior Race » by Robert Sheckley

There was a faint dash of color on Mr. Vernon's cheeks, and a tightening of the lips.
Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice

"Don't talk of dying," he says, with a shudder, tightening his clasp.
Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

The elderly youth answered her appeal with a tightening of his features.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

Synonyms for tightening

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