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Tense
tɛn(t)s
Tense definitions
adjective
tense
tenser
tensest
- (especially of a muscle) stretched tight or rigid
"she tried to relax her tense muscles"
- (of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with the vocal muscles stretched tight
- unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stimulation
"he was tense with excitement"
- causing or characterized by anxiety and nervousness
"they waited in tense silence"
verb
tense
tensed
tenses
tensing
- become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness
"her body tensed up"
- make (a muscle or one's body) tight or rigid
"carefully stretch and then tense your muscles"