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How to pronounce “taut”
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Pronunciation guide for taut
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of taut with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Steven Strogatz: How things in nature tend to sync up 23 minutes
like if you took a rubber band and stretched it taut across the Thames --
- Definition summary
- (also figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce taut
Steven Strogatz: How things in nature tend to sync up 23 minutes
like if you took a rubber band and stretched it taut across the Thames --
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “taut”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (also figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- (of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
- (of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
- (figuratively) Experiencing anxiety or stress.
- (nautical, of a sailor, a ship, etc.) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.
- (oenology) Strong; uncompromising.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.
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