I felt an uncomfortable tightness in my chest.
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Tightness
Synonyms for "tightness" (129 found)
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scantinessscarcityscrimpinessseclusionsegregationseparationshortageskimpinessslendernesssmallnesssnobbishnesssnugnesssparsenesssparsitystarchinessstick-to-itivenessstickinessstiffnessstinginessstraitnessstrangerstrictnessstubbornnesstackinesstautnesstenaciousnesstenacitytensenesstensiontensitythinnesstight purse stringstight squeezetightfistednesstoughnessungenerosityviscidityviscosityxenophobia
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13 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- сбитост noun (the quality of being tight)
- стегнатост noun (the quality of being tight)
Estonian
4 entries- ahtake noun (the quality of being tight)
- kitsakas noun (the quality of being tight)
- pingas noun (the quality of being tight)
- tihe noun (the quality of being tight)
Finnish
2 entries- ahtaus noun (the quality of being tight)
- tiukkuus noun (the quality of being tight)
French
1 entries- étroitesse noun (the quality of being tight)
Indonesian
1 entries- kesempitan noun (the quality of being tight)
Italian
1 entries- strettezza noun (the quality of being tight)
Turkish
1 entries- darlık noun (the quality of being tight)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
She was about thirty years old, and had a sufficiently plump and cheerful face, though it was twisted up into an odd expression of tightness that made it comical.
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COPD is a group of diseases, including emphysema, that is characterized by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness.
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I have a tightness in my chest.
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