All 16 Uses
taut
in
The Second Siege
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- The command was delivered with calm, taut finality.†
Chpt 1 *
- "One more thing," said Cooper, sheathing his knife and turning his taut, scarecrow face toward Max.†
Chpt 1
- Five feet tall with patchy gray skin, this hag boasted a belly so taut and swollen she was reduced to wearing her apron like a smock, its untied strings wagging at her sides as she shook her formidable bottom in time to the music.†
Chpt 3
- Dr. Rasmussen's features contorted briefly into a taut scowl.†
Chpt 5
- It shrank and clung to him, as warm and taut as though he'd been encased in a living membrane.†
Chpt 8
- A queasy feeling rose in his stomach as he watched her smile grow taut.†
Chpt 8
- Max looked anxiously for Nick, who was now dozing in the tureen with a belly as round and taut as a pumpkin.†
Chpt 10
- Dr. Rasmussen looked at Max with very real fear stamped on his taut features.†
Chpt 11
- Cynthia gasped suddenly as the Demon unwound one of her hairs to stretch it taut between his delicate fingers.†
Chpt 13
- It seemed to hover, taut and trembling, in the sudden stillness.†
Chpt 14
- Snowflakes clinging to his lashes, he gazed up at the sails as they rippled and stretched taut in the breeze.†
Chpt 14
- The Agent hesitated, touching his fingertips to the many scars and patches of taut skin that marred his once-handsome face.†
Chpt 18
- "It was my honor, Deirdre," said Cooper, letting her touch his scars and the taut patches of shiny skin.†
Chpt 18
- She turned to Max, her voice taut with command.†
Chpt 19
- It'll be over quick, Miss Kraken," replied Cooper, his voice taut as wire.†
Chpt 20
- Cooper's taut, shiny face stared at the ground in patient repose.†
Chpt 20
Definitions:
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(1)
(taut) pulled or drawn tight;
or: subjected to great tension - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)