Definition of tautennext
as in to tighten
to draw tight he tautened the rope and then tied it off

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Recent Examples of tauten From that queasiness comes bristly tension, tautening and deepening what otherwise seems a low-key, low-stakes character study, and eventually a sweet, conciliatory sliver of hope too. Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023 Pimples pop, pupils dilate, tendons tauten, and breathing gets so shallow that people fall into respiratory acidosis. John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2022 Those systems use hydraulics or electromagnetic fluids to soften or tauten the ride. Jack Stewart, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2018
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  • Pulling the hair back at the roots creates a tightening effect, smoothing out facial features, revealing the face, and giving a fresher appearance.
    Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 July 2026
  • The chaos also had ripple effects abroad, with Italy and France pledging to tighten their controls on people arriving from Spain.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
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  • As that handover proceeds, the excitatory signal that keeps your muscles faintly tensed all day begins to withdraw, and muscle tone drops toward the near-paralysis of deep sleep.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Singer-songwriter and guitarist Nick DiSalvo’s plaintive vocals and snaking riffs can gently suggest thoughtful indie rock or tense up to show off more doom-adjacent roots.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

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“Tauten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tauten. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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