untighten

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verb

To loosen; to make something less tight.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbuntighten (third-person singular simple present untightens, present participle untightening, simple past and past participle untightened)

present singular third person untightens · participle present untightening · participle past untightened · past untightened

  1. transitiveTo loosen; to make something less tight.

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APA

untighten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untighten

MLA

“untighten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untighten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untighten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untighten.

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