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tautly

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adverbial tautly has 1 sense
  1. tautly - in a taut manner; "the rope was tautly stretched"
    Derived from adjective
    taut1

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Tautly

Description:

Tautly is an adverb used to describe something that is tightly or firmly stretched, pulled, or controlled. It can also convey a sense of tension or suspense.

Examples:

  1. She held the guitar tautly, ready to strum the first chord.
  2. The tightrope walker balanced tautly on the thin wire above the crowd.
  3. The detective's face was tautly drawn as he interrogated the suspect.
  4. The sails of the ship flapped tautly in the strong wind.
  5. The suspenseful movie kept the audience tautly engaged until the very end.

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