Bite down tightly, please.
Source: tatoeba (19223)
Tightly
//ˈtaɪtli//
Synonyms for "tightly" (7 found)
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Translations
18 translations across 15 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ձիգ adv (in a tight manner)
Czech
1 entries- těsně adv (in a tight manner)
Finnish
1 entries- tiukasti adv (in a tight manner)
French
1 entries- fermement adv (in a tight manner)
German
1 entries- eng adv (in a tight manner)
Hungarian
1 entries- szorosan adv (in a tight manner)
Ingrian
1 entries- kiintiäst adv (in a tight manner)
Italian
1 entries- strettamente adv (in a tight manner)
Marathi
1 entries- घट्टपणे adv (in a tight manner)
Nepali
1 entries- चरप्प adv (in a tight manner)
Polish
1 entries- ciasno adv (in a tight manner)
Romanian
2 entries- strâmt adv (in a tight manner)
- îngust adv (in a tight manner)
Russian
2 entries- пло́тно adv (in a tight manner)
- те́сно adv (in a tight manner)
Spanish
2 entries- estrechamente adv (in a tight manner)
- herméticamente adv (in a tight manner)
Turkish
1 entries- sıkıca adv (in a tight manner)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.
Source: tatoeba (19264)
He gripped the tennis racket tightly.
Source: tatoeba (39410)
When Jane played horse with her father, she held on to him tightly.
Source: tatoeba (53714)
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