tautening

UK
/ˈtɔːtənɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɔːtənɪŋ/
tauteningnoun
tautenings
pl
Translations
The tautening of the rope was necessary to secure the tent.
Натяжение веревки было необходимо для закрепления палатки.
Definitions
The act or process of making something tight or tighter.
The tautening of the ropes ensured the tent was securely fastened.
tauteninggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈtɔːtənɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɔtənɪŋ/
Used attributively: e.g. "tautening exercises"
Definitions
Making or causing to become tight or tighter.
She followed a series of tautening stretches before the race.
tautenverb

tautening

ing-form

tautened
Past Simple
tautened
Past Participle
tautening
ing-form
UK
/ˈtɔːtən/
US
/ˈtɔːtən/
Translations
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
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
pull tight
draw tight
Antonyms