"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

(4) convulsively, steadily

Kolokacji: 2

(5) merely, simply

Kolokacji: 2

Kolokacji: 3

1. significantly tighten = znacznie dociśnij significantly tighten

2. tighten visibly = dociśnij wyraźnie tighten visibly

3. tighten imperceptibly = dociśnij niepostrzeżenie tighten imperceptibly

The hand holding Adrienne's tightened almost imperceptibly.
Spock's expression tightened ever so imperceptibly.
The barrier was tightening imperceptibly as he approached.
His arms tightened imperceptibly, effectively trapping her.
Her thin lips tightened almost imperceptibly.
His jaw tightened almost imperceptibly, and he started forward with Narcissus, resuming the walking he had stopped to smile sweetly at her.
The finger on his trigger tightened imperceptibly.
'You can let me go now,' Jenna said stiffly, reminding him that he was still holding her in arms that were beginning to tighten almost imperceptibly.
The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes tightened almost imperceptibly.
His fingers tightened almost imperceptibly, although his expression remained bland.

(7) automatically, reflexively

Kolokacji: 2

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