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tautening

UK
/ˈtɔːtənɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɔːtənɪŋ/

Translations

tauteningnoun
tautenings
pl
The tautening of the rope was necessary to secure the tent.
Натяжение веревки было необходимо для закрепления палатки.
Synonyms
constricting
tightening
tensing
stretching
drawing
straining
tauteninggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈtɔːtənɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɔtənɪŋ/
Used attributively: e.g. "tautening exercises"
tautenverb

tautening

Gerund

tautened
Past Simple
tautened
Past Participle
tautening
Gerund
UK
/ˈtɔːtən/
US
/ˈtɔːtən/
He began to tauten the ropes to secure the tent.
Он начал натягивать веревки, чтобы закрепить палатку.
She could feel her muscles tauten as she prepared to lift the weights.
Она почувствовала, как ее мышцы напряглись, когда она готовилась поднять тяжести.
Additional translations
увеличивать натяжение
напрягаться
Synonyms
tighten
pull tight
draw tight
stretch
strain
Antonyms
loosen

Definitions

tauteningnoun
The act or process of making something tight or tighter.
The tautening of the ropes ensured the tent was securely fastened.
tauteninggerund / present participle
Making or causing to become tight or tighter.
She followed a series of tautening stretches before the race.
tautenverb
To make or become tight or taut.
The sailor tautened the ropes to secure the sails.
To become tense, strained, or less relaxed; to grow taut in a figurative sense.
Diplomatic relations between the neighbors tautened after the border incident.
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