Examples of 'tightly wound' in a sentence

Meaning of "tightly wound"

tightly wound: Describes a person who is highly tense, stressed, or anxious. It can also refer to a situation or object that is under significant pressure or constraint

How to use "tightly wound" in a sentence

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tightly wound
You know how tightly wound you are.
A tightly wound pain in the ass.
He got pretty tightly wound that day.
So tightly wound and absolutely unapproachable.
My hair has never been tightly wound.
You have a tightly wound knot in your soul.
You seem a little tightly wound.
A tightly wound labyrinth descended into an ancient temple.
The strings should be tightly wound on to the tuning.
Tightly wound and clean cut on one side.
The ball is then tightly wound in cotton string.
I think we are all pretty tightly wound.
It only gets tightly wound like this later on.
The guy was pretty tightly wound.
You are too tightly wound for a guy your age.

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Its spiral arms are tightly wound.
In a tightly wound sort of way.
These guardians are tightly wound freaks.
This is a tightly wound chain whose links include all countries without exception.
It appears to be made of a very tightly wound spiral arm.
The other more tightly wound bands are spiral density waves.
Good detectives should be tightly wound.
I am this tightly wound ball of.
Some of these things tend to be very tightly wound.
As if a spring that was tightly wound is suddenly released.
I think your man there is a little too tightly wound.
But we were all so tightly wound and melodramatic that night.
A loosely wound unexpanded roll is preferable to a tightly wound expanded roll.
That guys is so tightly wound he probably reads flash cards in the shower.
The ring is made up of several tightly wound spiral arms.
Tightly wound wools are also great for travelling because they are resistant to creasing.
Talk about tightly wound.
Turn the wheel of the print head module to ensure the ribbon is tightly wound.
His hair is too tightly wound into the belt.
The galaxy has a normal looking arm and an extended arm that is less tightly wound.
You are very tightly wound.
Asphaltenes are tightly wound with low free molecular space relative to their molecular volume.
Hairstyles that require hair to be tightly wound for a prolonged period.
The DNA is tightly wound around proteins known as histones.
The inner tubular member is surrounded by a tightly wound metallic braid.
I was just so tightly wound that I got kicked out for karate chopping my roommate.
We can reasonably infer it was once tightly wound and full of energy.
Then we lay, tightly wound and kissed until we fell asleep.
Pablo is a frenetic penguin who is more tightly wound than his friends.
This is the kind of tightly wound contemporary British police procedural that I cherish.
The shaft from a turbine spins a magnet inside a tightly wound coil of wire.
This releases the tightly wound gene, exposing it for transcription.
The bendable support for the drive members comprises tightly wound coil springs.
Preferably the coil is tightly wound and multifilar, preformed in an ovoid shape.
I love the way she can just cut right through me with a real tightly wound zinger.

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