"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 • ...

Kolokacji: 12

1. tighten up = zaostrzyć (np. przepisy, regulacje) tighten up

2. tighten around = dociśnij wokół tighten around

3. tighten on = dociskać na tighten on

4. tighten into = dociskać do tighten into

5. tighten with = dociskać z tighten with

Her hands tightened on the arms of the chair with the effort.
His entire body tightened with the need to cover and enter.
I did not know why, and my face tightened with false concern.
Her chest tightened with the effort to hold back tears.
Her chest was beginning to tighten with a familiar pain.
The Dolphins tightened their hold on the game with a 96-yard drive that opened the second half.
Her throat tightened with tears as she got up and followed.
Her lips tightened with anger, but she took care not to show it.
Even the thought of her just one doorway away made his body tighten with desire.
The king's face went hot, and his throat tightened with rage.

6. tighten at = dociskać przy tighten at

7. tighten in = dociskać w tighten in

8. tighten to = dociskać aby tighten to

9. tighten for = dociskać dla tighten for

10. tighten over = dociskać ponad tighten over

11. tighten about = dociskać około tighten about

12. tighten against = dociskać przeciwko tighten against

Grup znaczeniowych: 2

tighten + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 31

tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

Click on the heading to expand the collocation groups, collocations and sample sentences.