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tightness

noun

A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

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Word length
9
Starts with
T
Ends with
S
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
A2

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noun

  1. A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

noun

  1. A tight feeling in some part of the body

    “He felt a constriction in her chest”

noun

  1. The spatial property of being crowded together

noun

  1. Extreme stinginess

noun

  1. Lack of movement or room for movement

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He felt a constriction in her chest
She felt an alarming tightness in her chest
Emotion caused a constriction of his throat

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