🤏Tightly

adverb
/ˈtaɪtli/

Meaning

in a tight manner; firmly; securely
in a way that is firm and difficult to move or open

Example Sentences

Hold the rope tightly so you don't fall.

She held the baby tightly in her arms.

Synonyms

firmly, securely, closely, strongly, rigidly
Entry 1
firmly, securely, closely, strongly
Entry 2
firmly, securely, closely, strongly, rigidly

Antonyms

loosely, weakly, gently, lightly
Entry 1
loosely, weakly, gently, lightly
Entry 2
loosely, gently

Collocations

hold tightly, grip tightly, packed tightly, tightly closed, tightly held, tightly packed, tightly controlled
Entry 1
hold tightly, grip tightly, packed tightly
Entry 2
tightly closed, tightly held, tightly packed, tightly controlled

More Example Sentences

A man teaches his daughter to ride a horse at a small ranch outside the city on a calm Sunday morning and helps her climb into the saddle for the first time while holding the reins to keep the horse steady and she grips tightly at first, feeling both scared and excited

A man teaches his daughter to ride a horse at a small ranch outside the city on a calm Sunday morning and helps her climb into the saddle for the first time while holding the reins to keep the horse steady and she grips tightly at first, feeling both scared and excited but slowly relaxes as the horse walks in a gentle circle

A man teaches his daughter to ride a horse at a small ranch outside the city on a calm Sunday morning and helps her climb into the saddle for the first time while holding the reins to keep the horse steady and she grips tightly at first, feeling both scared and excited but slowly relaxes as the horse walks in a gentle circle and by the end of the lesson she rides a short distance on her own

A man teaches his daughter to ride a horse at a small ranch outside the city on a calm Sunday morning and helps her climb into the saddle for the first time while holding the reins to keep the horse steady and she grips tightly at first, feeling both scared and excited but slowly relaxes as the horse walks in a gentle circle and by the end of the lesson she rides a short distance on her own beaming with pride and already asking when they can come back again.

Related Vocabularies

to a great degree; very
in a clever or intelligent way; neatly and stylishly; quickly
in a sudden, striking, or exaggerated way
in a twofold manner; to twice the degree
close in space or time; almost
in a very great degree; extremely; in a way that is very bad or unpleasant

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