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Adjective(1) in or of a state of physical or nervous tension(2) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat'(3) taut or rigid; stretched tight(4) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g.(5) the vowel sound in `beat')(6) taut or rigid(7) stretched tight(8) tight(9) stretched(10) under stress(11) pressure
Noun(1) a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Verb(1) become stretched or tense or taut(2) increase the tension on(3) become tense, nervous, or uneasy(4) cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious(5) stretch or force to the limit(6) become tense or tenser(7) make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious(8)

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(1) Start to tense the muscles and then completely relax them.(2) It's a superb film that's tense and riveting.(3) The silence was an intangible tense feeling in the air.(4) She'd taken a long, hot shower and even that had failed to relax her tense muscles.(5) To exercise the muscles, tense them tightly for as long as you can, then relax them to their normal position.(6) I really need to sleep and I'm too tense to relax.(7) His fingers kneaded the tense muscles of her shoulders but it did very little to relax her.(8) The man did not extend his hand, but his tense posture relaxed noticeably.(9) I breathed out deeply and tried to relax my tense muscles.(10) She ran her hands along Elisa's shoulders, smoothing her tense muscles.(11) He was still tense and agitated, and the view did nothing to calm him down.(12) This move relaxes tense muscles all along your spine.(13) The province was increasingly tense in recent weeks.(14) At first he was tense and then he relaxed.(15) At that very second the atmosphere was tense but electric.(16) He was not feverish, but his muscles were tense .
Related Words
(1) past tense
(2) present tense
(3) future tense
(4) present perfect tense
(5) perfect tense
(6) tense up
(7) past perfect tense
(8) continuous tense
(9) imperfect tense
(10) conditional tense
Synonyms
Adjective
1. taut
2. anxious
3. nerve-racking


Verb
4. tighten
5. strain
6. tense up


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

So you plan to ice Gonzo,
like, future tense?

So you plan to ice Gonzo, like, future TENSE?

Breaking Bad Season 2, Episode 2


Your muscles tense up when you hold.

Your muscles TENSE up when you hold.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 6


..."went out" was the past tense
of "going out"...

..."went out" was the past TENSE of "going out"...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 7


She knows you. She's tense.
We all are. Buy a basket.

She knows you. She's TENSE. We all are. Buy a basket.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 11


♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

Westworld Season 3, Episode 8


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