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Meanings of tight knot in English

We have no meanings for "tight knot" in our records yet.
Usage of tight knot in English
1
The damp tight knot of Scaperling did not want her back inside.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
2
And the action of the mist was pushing them into a tight knot.
Storm Over Warlock
3
Somewhere in his mind, a tight knot seemed to have loosened.
The American
4
Here again the historian has a very tight knot to untie.
A History of the Moravian Church
5
The six men had their chairs in a tight knot before the fireplace.
To the blight: the eye of the world
6
She felt as though a tight knot inside her were slowly being untied.
Understood Betsy
7
The Devils jabbed at the air, pressing them back into a tight knot.
The Child Thief
8
In a tight knot, they traversed the edge of the courtyard.
Map of bones
9
A woman with blond hair tied back in a tight knot.
Four: The Son
10
Ayla felt a tight knot forming in her stomach, and her throat constricted.
The Valley of Horses
11
We stay in a tight knot with Paolo in front of us, still rigid.
Origin
12
Her hair, now graying, was smoothed back and twisted neatly into a tight knot.
Susan B. Anthony / Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian
13
He balled the telegram into a tight knot and threw it into a corner.
Native son
14
Oh, then the tight knot in the little unwanted girl's heart was loosened indeed!
Understood Betsy
15
Then Jansen laughed, and the red line of the caravan gathered in a tight knot.
The Time Traders
16
Outside Osei's teahouse was a tight knot of people using it as a meeting spot.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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Tight knot through the time
Tight knot across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common