| The muscles tighten and narrow, causing the lining to swell, redden and produce mucus, making breathing difficult. |
| I watch his hands tighten on the bedspread, the fabric bunching up beneath his fingers. |
| Using a clean, wet cloth, wipe the lip of each jar, add a lid and ring and hand tighten. |
| Put the nuts on the bolts and tighten them a bit with your fingers, then use a wrench and a screwdriver or Allen key to tighten them completely. |
| Then, you tighten the small wing nut to compress the spring until the alignment indicator shows that you have correctly positioned the squeezer. |
| City manager Tom Mackey acknowledged that the city was facing one of its worst financial crises and would have to seriously tighten its belt. |
