"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

Dhugal's jaw tightened visibly, the sun-amber eyes scared and a little desperate.
Her nipples visibly tightened even more at his words, the stiff peaks stabbing out for attention.
It seemed as if her coiled hair visibly tightened around her head.
The Doctor paused, visibly tightening his grip on the mallet.
Despite his social training, Lucien's grin visibly tightened.
Sandy tightened visibly.
This time, Krause's jaw visibly tightened.
Blake's face tightened visibly.
The muscles around his jaw visibly tightened.
The hand on Galina's shoulder tightened visibly.

3. tighten imperceptibly = dociśnij niepostrzeżenie tighten imperceptibly

(7) automatically, reflexively

Kolokacji: 2

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