"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

(6) finger, hand, fist

Kolokacji: 3

1. tighten one's fingers = dociskać czyjś palce tighten one's fingers

2. tighten one's hand = dociskać czyjś ręka tighten one's hand

3. tighten one's fist = dociskać czyjś pięść tighten one's fist

He tightened his fist around Peterbourne's dressing gown and yanked him off the mattress.
He tightened his fist, holding his excitement back as best he could.
Turning off the light, Fred tightened his fist on the gun.
Vince tightened his fist, then released, relieving a little stress as he searched for the right words.
"Not yet," she countered, tightening her fist on the vial.
The thing twitched, squirmed in her hand, but she tightened her fist.
She tightened her fist around the ring until the stone bit into her flesh.
He tightened his other fist in her hair.
Suddenly, the rugged man tightened his fist and drove it hard against his open palm.
He crumpled the note, tightening his fist suddenly.

(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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