Tightening

 [tahyt-n]  

tight·en

   [tahyt-n]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to make or become tight or tighter.
Origin:
1720–30; tight + -en1

Related forms
tight·en·er, noun
o·ver·tight·en, verb
re·tight·en, verb
self-tight·en·ing, adjective
un·tight·en, verb (used with object)

Synonyms
secure, anchor, fasten.

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tightening

noun
the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls" [ant: laxation] 
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