"tighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tighten verbo

tighten + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 30

tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...

Kolokacji: 15

Grup znaczeniowych: 7

Kolokacji: 7

(2) grip, hold, screw, grasp

Kolokacji: 4

(3) belt, arm, noose

Kolokacji: 3

Kolokacji: 5

(5) lip, muscle, jaw, throat, mouth, ...

Kolokacji: 6

1. tighten one's lips = dociskać czyjś wargi tighten one's lips

Fresh pain tightened her lips, but she went harshly on.
He looked at her, tightened his lips, and hurried to the door.
"I don't have to tell you anything," she said, tightening her lips.
She nodded; he tightened his lips a bit, and opened the door.
She tightened her lips, then turned so her eyes met his.
He tightened his lips and kept walking toward the gates.
Then she tightened her lips, finally setting the sword down.
Bell tightened his lips and clicked off without a word.
Tightening his lips, he turned instead to the steps leading to the captain's chair.
She tightened her lips at the inclination of his head.

2. tighten one's muscles = dociskać czyjś mięśnie tighten one's muscles

3. tighten one's jaw = dociskać czyjś szczęka tighten one's jaw

4. tighten one's throat = dociskać czyjś gardło tighten one's throat

5. tighten one's mouth = dociskać czyjś usta tighten one's mouth

6. tighten one's chest = dociskać czyjś klatka piersiowa tighten one's chest

(6) finger, hand, fist

Kolokacji: 3

(7) requirement, enforcement

Kolokacji: 2

verbo + tighten

Kolokacji: 4

try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening

tighten + preposición

Kolokacji: 25

tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...

tighten + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 31

tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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