tautenverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈtɔː.tən/us/ˈtɑːt̬.tən/to become taut (= tight):
The muscles in his face suddenly tautened.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tight and tightening
- close-fitting
- fast
- serried
- skinny
- snug
- stiffen
- strain
- taut
- tense
- tension
- tight
- tighten
- tighten sth up
- tightly
- up
- vice-like