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tautening

tautening is the present participle and gerund of tauten.

Meaning of tauten

Verb

tauten (third-person singular simple present tautens, present participle tautening, simple past and past participle tautened)

  1. (transitive) To make taut; to taut.
    • Tauten the rope.
  2. (ergative) To become taut.
    • The rope tautened.

Noun

tautening (plural tautenings)

  1. The act of making something taut.
    • tautenings of the vocal folds

Forms of tautening

pluraltautenings

Questions about tautening

What does tautening mean?
Tautening means the act of making something taut.
What is tautening the present participle and gerund of?
Tautening is the present participle and gerund of tauten.
What part of speech is tautening?
Tautening is a noun.
What is the plural of tautening?
The plural of tautening is tautenings.

Words near tautening in the dictionary

  1. tautegorical
  2. tauten
  3. tautened
  4. tautener
  5. tauteners
  6. tautening
  7. tautenings
  8. tautens
  9. tauter
  10. tautest
  11. tauting

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