tauten

[ tawt-n ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or become taut.

tauten

/ ˈtɔːtən /

verb

1. to make or become taut or tense

Word History and Origins

Origin of tauten¹

First recorded in 1805–15; taut + -en ¹

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.

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

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

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

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

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