← Back to browsetighteningnoun#23,440Translations緊縮きんしゅく締め付けしめつけ引き締めひきしめ締めしめEnglish definitionthe act of making something tighterExamplesA fiscal tightening policy is being enacted.Interest rates will rise due to monetary tightening.Similar wordstighteningstightenscrotum-tighteninglighteningtightensfrightening← clowningbakersfield →