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tauten

/ˈtɔːtn/verb

उच्चारण टॉटन

कसना, तनना; कसना या तानना

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verbtautens, tautened, tautening
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (sth)

    to become tight or stretched; to make something tight

    कसना, तनना; कसना या तानना

    • The rope tautened as the boat drifted away.
    • He tautened the string before tying the knot.

    Synonyms tighten tense

    Opposite loosen slacken

  2. 2

    [I, T] ~ (sth)

    to become tense or to make something tense

    तनावग्रस्त होना, तन जाना (मांसपेशियों या स्थिति का)

    • Her face tautened with anger.
    • The situation at the border has tautened.
◇Word family
taut adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

tighten tense

Antonyms

loosen slacken

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