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retightened

retightened is the simple past and past participle of retighten.

Meaning of retighten

Verb

retighten (third-person singular simple present retightens, present participle retightening, simple past and past participle retightened)

  1. to tighten again

Questions about retightened

What is retightened the simple past and past participle of?
Retightened is the simple past and past participle of retighten.

Words near retightened in the dictionary

  1. retifist
  2. retifists
  3. retiform
  4. retigabine
  5. retighten
  6. retightened
  7. retightening
  8. retightenings
  9. retightens
  10. retile
  11. retiled

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