Definitions for tightrope
ˈtaɪtˌroʊptightrope

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1. tightropenoun

   tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground

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1. tightropenoun

   A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.

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1. tightrope

   Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining.

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1. Tightrope

   Tightrope is the debut album from Australian pop singer Stephanie McIntosh, which was released on 11 September 2006, and re-released on 19 March 2007. It was released to the UK on 20 August 2007 with an alternate track listing and cover, but some Australian editions of the album have been seen in UK music stores such as HMV.

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How to pronounce tightrope?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tightrope in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tightrope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tightrope in a Sentence

1. Andrew Scott:

   When you're doing a 10-minute scene and you make a mistake in minute seven, it's really hard, you've got to start again even though you've done stuff you're quite pleased with, it's like walking a tightrope really.

2. Wayne Lam:

   It's like walking a tightrope, you don't want to upset your licensees but you have to go where the money is.

3. Stan Bowman:

   When you’re in the moment, though, and you’re him, you do things for short-term reasons and you try to win, he’s rightfully so getting a lot of credit because he’s walking the tightrope that I walked for three or four years. ... It’s really hard.

4. George Ratiu:

   The Federal Reserve has been walking a tightrope of gradually increasing borrowing costs while trying to avoid a knee-jerk reaction from consumers and businesses, however, with inflation soaring, the runway for a soft landing is shrinking considerably, as are the chances of avoiding a recession.

5. Karl Wallenda:

   Being on the tightrope is living everything else is waiting.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tightrope
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tightrope
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tightrope