"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 • ...

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 • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 1

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 7

(1) far, slightly, slowly, involuntarily, gradually, ...

Kolokacji: 16

1. tighten further = dociśnij dalej tighten further

tightened further

2. tighten slightly = dociśnij nieznacznie tighten slightly

3. slowly tighten = wolno dociśnij slowly tighten

4. tighten involuntarily = dociśnij mimowolnie tighten involuntarily

5. gradually tighten = stopniowo dociśnij gradually tighten

gradually tightened

6. tightened considerably = dociśnięty znacznie tightened considerably

tighten considerably

7. tighten momentarily = dociśnij na chwilę tighten momentarily

8. instinctively tighten = instynktownie dociśnij instinctively tighten

9. quickly tighten = szybko dociśnij quickly tighten

10. tighten briefly = dociśnij krótko tighten briefly

11. tighten angrily = dociśnij gniewnie tighten angrily

12. tighten grimly = dociśnij ponuro tighten grimly

13. properly tightened = odpowiednio docisnąć properly tightened

14. tighten fractionally = dociśnij odrobinę tighten fractionally

She couldn't see Luke's expression, but his arm tightened fractionally around her waist.
His hand tightened fractionally on her chin.
Jean saw Aernath's hand tighten fractionally on the handle of his tankard.
Kirk's jaw tightened fractionally at Kang's recital but his voice betrayed no annoyance.
The magus had spoken to the geas; Silence sat, feeling the mental bonds tighten fractionally.
The arm tightened about her fractionally, and she turned to look into silver eyes.
But, almost of its own accord, his mouth brushed across her silky hair and his arm tightened fractionally.
Despite Sarek's control, the muscles in his jaw tightened fractionally at the mention of his son's name.
The vise that was never far from Sara's heart tightened fractionally, and blinding tears stung her eyes.
His arms tightened fractionally, and she had no trouble reading the shift in his pattern that time.

15. tighten ominously = dociśnij złowrogo tighten ominously

16. tighten protectively = dociśnij troskliwie tighten protectively

(2) painfully, hard, gently, firmly

Kolokacji: 4

(3) suddenly, sharply

Kolokacji: 2

(4) convulsively, steadily

Kolokacji: 2

(5) merely, simply

Kolokacji: 2

(6) significantly, visibly, imperceptibly

Kolokacji: 3

(7) automatically, reflexively

Kolokacji: 2

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