tightly

[US]/'taitli/
[UK]/ˈtaɪtlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. firmly; securely

Phrases & Collocations

hold tightly

squeeze tightly

close tightly

clutch tightly

grip tightly

tightly coupled

Example Sentences

the flag was tightly furled.

The baby is tightly swaddled.

their long hair was tightly braided.

You pack in as tightly as you can.

Hold the ladder tightly and move up a rung at a time.

He screwed the caps tightly onto the bottles.

when the food is cold, overwrap it tightly with foil.

Chockstone - Rock or stone tightly wedged in a crack.

The young mother held her baby tightly in the arms.

The workers tightly packed the goods in the crate.

He clung tightly to the raft to keep himself afloat.

Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy.

Don't bunch the flowers up so tightly, you'll spoil them.

Grace pulled her cardigan tightly about herself.

James went to his daughter and hugged her tightly.

Don't pack your clothes too tightly in the case or it will ruckle them up.

The baby had thin, tightly adherent skin that causes arthrogryposis and respiratory insufficiency.

Major copper minerals are chalcocite and covellite which tightly associate with fine pyrite.

Real-world Examples

Bandages spun up Ron's leg, strapping it tightly to a splint.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

He clenched his fists tightly in his pockets.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

It will rattle, so hold on tightly.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

Ali gripped the dirt tightly and clenched his jaw.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Hold on tightly to the handle.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

Holding bones together tightly, that is the point.

Source: Children's Encyclopedia Song

John gripped the coins tightly in his palm.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

The new stamp was stuck on very tightly.

Source: American Elementary School English 3

He hastened to take it off, but it was knotted very tightly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Fixes the plastic tube tightly over the exhaust pipe.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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