"tension" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tension sustantivo

sustantivo + tension
Kolokacji: 16
surface tension • muscle tension • trade tension • string tension • war tension • ...
tension + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 8
tension headache • tension level • tension building • tensions surface • tension wire • ...
tension + verbo
Kolokacji: 92
tension rises • tension grows • tension increases • tension mounts • tension eases • tension begins • tension arises • tension leads • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 14
(3) ease, reach, culminate, peak
Kolokacji: 4
(6) exist, threaten, dissipate
Kolokacji: 3
(7) drain, spill, seep
Kolokacji: 3
(8) surround, ebb
Kolokacji: 2
(12) flow, hang, snap, tear, pull
Kolokacji: 5
(13) show, manifest, reflect
Kolokacji: 3
(14) coil, knot
Kolokacji: 2
1. Tension coils = Zwoje napięcia Tension coils
  • Tension coiled within him like a cold fist clutched around his heart.
  • Tension coiled in her finely honed body, lifting her to every inward thrust, her legs sliding around his and locking in that way she had of holding him in, as if she couldn't get enough of him.
  • Tension coiled within Sophia.
  • Tension coiled inside her.
  • Tension coiled like a living thing inside her.
  • Tension coiled and pressure built to the explosion point.
  • Tension coiled the muscles from his temples to his shoulders.
  • Tension coiled; desire mounted.
  • Tension coiled inside Damien; an automatic response whenever money was mentioned.
  • Tension coiled in his neck, the pressure building till it became unbearable.
2. Tension knots = Węzły napięcia Tension knots
verbo + tension
Kolokacji: 50
create tension • ease tensions • cause tension • reduce tensions • increase tensions • stir tensions • raise tensions • build tension • ...
adjetivo + tension
Kolokacji: 136
racial tension • political tension • ethnic tension • social tension • sexual tension • fresh tension • high tension • dramatic tension • ...
preposición + tension
Kolokacji: 17
under tension • of tension • with tension • in tension • to tensions • ...

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