Hyphenation of tighten

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word tighten? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

tight-en

Definitions of tighten:

1.	Make tight or tighter Tighten the wire
2.	Become tight or tighter The rope tightened
3.	Restrict Tighten the rules Stiffen the regulations
4.	Narrow or limit Reduce the influx of foreigners

Synonyms of tighten:

verb	fasten, change, alter, modify
verb	change
verb	stiffen, tighten up, constrain, restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
verb	reduce, restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.