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tightening one's belt

tightening one's belt is the present participle and gerund of tighten one's belt.

Meaning of tighten one's belt

Verb

tighten one's belt (third-person singular simple present tightens one's belt, present participle tightening one's belt, simple past and past participle tightened one's belt)

  1. (figuratively) To be more frugal; to make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.
    • In the current crisis, we will have to tighten our belts.

Questions about tightening one's belt

What is tightening one's belt the present participle and gerund of?
Tightening one's belt is the present participle and gerund of tighten one's belt.

Words near tightening one's belt in the dictionary

  1. tighteneth
  2. tightening
  3. tightening down
  4. tightening gel
  5. tightening gels
  6. tightening one's belt
  7. tightening the purse strings
  8. tightening the purse-strings
  9. tightening the pursestrings
  10. tightening up
  11. tighteningly

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