"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

15. tighten ominously = dociśnij złowrogo tighten ominously

Black eyes flashed and her mouth tightened ominously.
Then, as jenny's finger tightened ominously on the trigger he added in sudden panic, 'It wasna me!
His stomach tightened ominously, but eventually, his tired young body relaxed.
For a heartbeat she could only gape at him, then she drew a careful breath, fingers tightening ominously on the arm rests.
Petrella took a deep breath, fingers tightening ominously around the head of her cane.
Anger darkened Er Thom's eyes, his mouth tightened ominously.
The captain sat motionless, eyes on Venizelos's face, and her mouth tightened ominously.
Miss Cornelia's lips tightened ominously, but she knew it was no use to think of chasing her.
Bart's mouth fell open, just for a second, then tightened ominously.
She shook her clenched white hand as she spoke, and her lips tightened 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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