tightening
How to pronounce tightening:
Synonyms for tightening:
adjustment
modification
take-up
Antonyms for tightening:
relaxation
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- sorcerer
- sky-scraping
- overslept
- hygienic
- courtier
- confronted
- confounded
- undesired
- peonies
- favoring
- spiraling
- drunkenly
- depletion
- rancorous
- mishandle
- diwali
- subservient
- malleable
- inciting
- homerun
- heightening
- replaying
- overthrow
- Ifama
- cogitate
- cherubic
- asperite
- ancestresses
- myositis
- inverted
- adventures
- ten-thousandth
- monophthong
- filter-tipped
- constitute
- venerate
- shortcoming
- reposes
- realty
- pugilist
- despotic
- antarctic
- vendible
- subfreezing
- scarier
- relying
- noisier
- adequate
- worthiest
- unconcern
- … more
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