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tighten

How many syllables in tighten?

  2 syllables

Divide tighten into syllables:   tight-en
Stressed syllable in tighten:   tight-en
How to pronounce tighten:   tahyt-n
How to say tighten:

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Synonyms for tighten


1 syllable
  • cinch
  • gird
  • pull
  • smooth
  • stretch
  • clench
  • lock
  • purse
  • squeeze
  • tense
2 syllables
3 syllables
  • make tighter
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with tighten

      1 syllable
      • white
        2 syllables
        • brighten
        • chitin
        • frighten
        • lighten
        • Titan
        • Triton
        • whitened
        • Brighton
        • chiton
        • heighten
        • titan
        • triton
        • whiten
        3 syllables
          4 syllables
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