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Meanings of as taut in English

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Usage of as taut in English
1
Sofia sat up sharply, her young body as taut as her temper.
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
2
The boy rides in under the portcullis, as taut as a bowstring.
The White Princess
3
The possibility of losing Milo pulled my nerves as taut as violin strings.
Relentless
4
Beneath her calm demeanor she was as taut as a wire.
Consent to kill: a thriller
5
The muscles of his neck were as taut as piano wires.
Swan Song
6
The ligaments of his neck stood out as taut as bowstrings.
Blood and Bone
7
His balls were as taut as if this morning's relief had occurred weeks ago.
The irish devil
8
The mast seemed to bend slightly and the stays were as taut as fiddle-strings.
Seven Icelandic Short Stories
9
She answered his ardor with equal fervor, stringing his muscles as taut as bowstrings.
Seduced by a highlander
10
For an instant every muscle in Jean's body became as taut as a bowstring.
God's Country—And the Woman
11
He was as taut and tightly wound as the night.
Big city girl
12
He yanked but it was as taut as a rope.
Night of Knives
13
Her breasts were as taut and dark and heavy as watermelons under her gown.
Rain gods
14
My nerves were as taut as a fiddle string.
In the Days of Poor Richard
15
His face was suddenly as taut as a drumhead.
To the blight: the eye of the world
16
Bigger looked at him, his body as taut as that of an animal about to leap.
Native son
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