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tighting

tighting is the present participle and gerund of tight.

Meaning of tight

Verb

tight (third-person singular simple present tights, present participle tighting, simple past and past participle tighted)

  1. (obsolete) To make tight; tighten.
  2. (obsolete) To make water-tight.

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Questions about tighting

What is tighting the present participle and gerund of?
Tighting is the present participle and gerund of tight.

Words near tighting in the dictionary

  1. tightheads
  2. tightie whiteys
  3. tightie whities
  4. tightie-whities
  5. tighties
  6. tighting
  7. tightish
  8. tightknit
  9. tightlaced
  10. tightlacer
  11. tightlacers

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