"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 • ...

Kolokacji: 1

Grup znaczeniowych: 7

Kolokacji: 16

(2) painfully, hard, gently, firmly

Kolokacji: 4

(3) suddenly, sharply

Kolokacji: 2

1. tighten suddenly = dociśnij nagle tighten suddenly

She felt his arms tighten suddenly about her.
But his mouth suddenly tightened and he turned back to the sterilizer in dignified silence.
Hawkins looked up from the map and tried to keep hidden the surprise that suddenly tightened his chest.
"I'm here," I said, and his arm tightened suddenly round me.
His muscles tightened suddenly and she turned to him.
Bernard suddenly tightened his features into an expression of seriousness.
The small rosy mouth, which had been smiling slightly at its owner's thought, tightened suddenly.
In a voice suddenly tightened and gritty with effort, he said, "Now how this for you?"
His arms suddenly tightened around her, pulling her closer against him.
The hand crept back, fingers tightening suddenly on the big muscle in his thigh.

2. tighten sharply = dociśnij ostro tighten sharply

(4) convulsively, steadily

Kolokacji: 2

(5) merely, simply

Kolokacji: 2

Kolokacji: 3

(7) automatically, reflexively

Kolokacji: 2

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