tauten

1. If a part of your body tautens or if you tauten it, it becomes stiff or firm. 繃緊; 拉緊

Her whole body tautened violently. 她全身劇烈地緊繃起來。

There are exercises that tauten facial muscles. 有些練習(xí)可以讓面部肌肉緊繃起來。