straightened; straightening
ˈstrāt-niŋ 
ˈstrā-tᵊn-iŋ
: to make straight
—usually used with up or out
: to become straight
—usually used with up or out
Examples of straighten in a Sentence
He straightened the bent antenna.
The drooping flowers straightened in the rain.
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Step one foot back and straighten your knee to target the gastrocnemius muscle.
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Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2024
The tests measured the maximum power the subjects could produce with their quadriceps, sitting with a bent knee then trying to straighten it as powerfully as possible.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
Push through your hands and straighten your arms to lift your body back to the starting position, ensuring your core stays engaged the whole time and your back stays flat.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Such is the distance that retail brands want to keep from disgraced rapper P. Diddy, that when his lawyer recently proffered that the large stock of baby oil discovered at his home might be a bulk buy from Costco, the retailer straightened the record out at record speed.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2024
The tests measured the maximum power the subjects could produce with their quadriceps, sitting with a bent knee then trying to straighten it as powerfully as possible.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
Push through your hands and straighten your arms to lift your body back to the starting position, ensuring your core stays engaged the whole time and your back stays flat.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Such is the distance that retail brands want to keep from disgraced rapper P. Diddy, that when his lawyer recently proffered that the large stock of baby oil discovered at his home might be a bulk buy from Costco, the retailer straightened the record out at record speed.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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straighten
verb
straight·en
ˈstrāt-ᵊn
straightened; straightening
ˈstrāt-niŋ
-ᵊn-iŋ
: to make or become straight
—usually used with up or out
straighten up a room
straightened out the problem
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