tauten
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become taut.
tautens
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present tense formof tauten (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The “Yellowjackets” cast tautens the narrative slack with muscular performances and some of the actors’ native likability.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
His whole being tautens; the chin is implacable; justice is served.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 9, 2016
Our attention flicks from executioner to client and back again – Kevin Dyer's direction gently tautens the tension.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2013
As the lot approaches, one's heartbeat quickens, the mouth grows dry, the body tautens.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 19, 2010
Suddenly he tautens up his muscles and stands up straight with shoulders back and clenched hands.
From Plays of Near & Far by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron Dunsany
