tautening

present participle of tauten
as in tightening
to draw tight he tautened the rope and then tied it off

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Verb
  • Southwest Airlines is tightening its refund policy for plus-size passengers who purchase an extra seat.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Texas lawmakers left Austin late Wednesday night without passing a THC ban or tightening restrictions on the booming industry.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Seemingly immediately, your heart will begin racing and your muscles will start tensing.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Sport mode is where things get serious, tensing the car’s muscles and unleashing the entire prairie of horses.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Tautening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautening. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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