Taut - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tɔːt|  American pronunciation of the word taut
Brit.  |tɔːt|  British pronunciation of the word taut

adjective

- pulled or drawn tight (syn: tight)
taut sails
- subjected to great tension; stretched tight
her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow

Extra examples

The rope was drawn taut.

The book is a taut thriller.

The rope was stretched taut.

Catherine looked upset, her face taut.

His nerves were so taut, he jumped when the cork popped.

The murmur of the water provides balm for taut nerves.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: tauter
superlative: tautest
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