Tautened

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of tauten.
  • Word Usage
    "Daylight's muscles tautened a second time, and this time in earnest, until steadily all the energy of his splendid body was applied, and quite imperceptibly, without jerk or strain, the bulky nine hundred pounds rose from the door and swung back and forth, pendulum like, between his legs."
    Verb Form
    tautened    tautening    tautens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tighten    fasten