How to pronounce tighten in American English
“tighten” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to tighten the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “tighten” in: all accents · British English (253 clips)
“tighten” in real sentences — American speakers
559 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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tighten the tighten the shoulder straps pull them straight down
Smithsonian Air & Space
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and tighten them even further.
The Obama White House
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tighten credit standards-build liquidity.
Federal Reserve
Words that sound like “tighten”
Words one sound away from tighten — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “tighten”
Why real speech
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