tauten
to make or become taut.
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How to use tauten in a sentence
He leaped backward like an acrobat, as he saw the mighty muscles tauten for action, and so escaped being felled by the blow.
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras | Marvin WestWe gave the Skippers voice time to reach the wheelhouse, and then saw the wake visibly tauten out.
The Sea and the Jungle | H. M. TomlinsonA moment more and the lines tauten: 'Mackerel it is, by Jingo!'
Yachting Vol. 1 | Various.Around the girl he drew his right arm; she felt his muscles tauten as he clasped her to him.
Darkness and Dawn | George Allan EnglandVarious methods were tried in the early days to tauten and strengthen the fabric.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard Smith
British Dictionary definitions for tauten
/ (ˈtɔːtən) /
to make or become taut or tense
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