to tauten
- verb
- /ˈtɔːtən/
:
tensar
- He touched her again, and the peaks of her breasts tautened and throbbed into life.
Examples
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Raden finished at the keyboard, rose, and stretched, seeking to limber muscles too long tautened.
Fiction book (2001) -
Then, he heard the rustle of grasses, and his senses tautened like rawhide drying in the sun.
Fiction book (1994) -
The starry night sky billowed and tautened from her spars, filling with a dark breeze as she turned out from the harbor.
Fiction book (1995) -
As she pulled on the rope, it began to tauten, holding the tent securely in place.
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The athlete's muscles tautened during the intense stretching routine before his competition.
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He felt his nerves tauten as he prepared to give his first speech in front of the audience.
Synonyms
145
1.5
To make something hold firmly, like a bolt or belt
132
3.2
To tie something tightly with rope or string
70
3.5
To squeeze something tightly with your hands or teeth
30
5.6
To become tighter because of pressure or shrinking
16
4.0
Make or become tighter and more solid
8
5.5
To fasten a strap tightly so it does not slip
1
4.4
To make a rope or cord tight by stretching it so it is not loose
1
4.4
To make something tight by pulling it
To tie something tightly with rope so it does not move
To become tight or to make something tight by getting smaller
Press something so it becomes narrow or tight
Antonyms
How Tight
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tauten comes from the adjective taut, which means 'tight'. So to tauten something is to make it tight or become tight, like pulling a rope, stretching a piece of cloth, or a face that goes tight with worry.