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View definitions for tauten

tauten

verb as in tense

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Example Sentences

He leaped backward like an acrobat, as he saw the mighty muscles tauten for action, and so escaped being felled by the blow.

We gave the Skippers voice time to reach the wheelhouse, and then saw the wake visibly tauten out.

A moment more and the lines tauten: 'Mackerel it is, by Jingo!'

Around the girl he drew his right arm; she felt his muscles tauten as he clasped her to him.

Various methods were tried in the early days to tauten and strengthen the fabric.

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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tauten, such as: constrict, force, stiffen, straighten, strain, and tighten.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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