noun
- the act or process of making something tight again
verb
- present participle of retighten; making something tight again
Examples
- The mechanic performed a retightening of all the bolts after the initial repair.
- Regular retightening of the screws prevents the chair from becoming wobbly.
- She is retightening the jar lid to prevent spills.
- The construction crew is retightening the cables on the bridge.
- After the earthquake, retightening of structural connections was necessary.
- He spent the morning retightening all the loose fittings on his bicycle.