How to pronounce tighten
Listen to tighten in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“tighten” in real sentences
844 clips in the index · 379 American · 251 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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contraures that set in as the scarring tighten and tighten.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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tighten credit standards-build liquidity.
Federal Reserve · hear it here
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and to tighten things up.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Let's tighten oil sanctions."
The Atlantic · hear it here
Why real speech
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