tightly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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me dio un estrujón que casi me deshace la mano
he squeezed my hand so tightly that he nearly crushed it
me dio un estrujón que casi me deja sin respiración
he gave me such a bear hug o he hugged me so tightly that he almost winded me
apretadamente
tightly
fuerte agarrar/apretar
tightly
furruco
percussion instrument played by drawing a waxed stick through a tightly stretched skin
estrujar
to hold … tightly
llevaba al niño estrujado entre sus brazos
she carried the child tightly in her arms
la estrechó entre sus brazos
he held o clasped her tightly in his arms
no hagas el punto tan apretado
don't knit so tightly

tightly in the PONS Dictionary

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tupir (apretar)
to pack tightly
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These pieces of equipment can have very detrimental effects if they are adjusted tightly, used strongly, or if used for long periods of time.
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Most of the time, tenor drums are tuned relatively tightly, giving them a high-pitched sound that carries well outdoors.
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His murals are densely filled and tightly packed with images to render adequately the lofty subject.
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Fruit bodies are usually found in tightly overlapping clusters on the sides of hardwood trees, on logs, stumps, and fallen branches.
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The dragon is tightly holding a black, inverted equilateral triangle of deep space indicative of the unit's surveillance tracking coverage.
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The elastic recovery keeps the items tightly bound.
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Only the first prototype had smooth cowlings; from that point on, all aircraft had a tightly-fitting cowling that included 18 fairings covering the engine valves.
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Most humans reside in tightly controlled safe zones, with rigorous blood testing and decontamination protocols used to prevent the spread of live virus.
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Carbon is less electronegative than nitrogen is, so it holds electrons less tightly than nitrogen.
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The grass is not tufted and the spikelets are red and tightly closed within the panicle.
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