tensing

Pronunciation: US [tens] UK [tens]

adj.Tight; "language" tight and pull tight (a rope)
n."Language" when outside, the ancient time
v.() Tension
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Antonyms

aflutter antsy anxious atwitter dithery edgy goosey het up hinky hung up ill at ease insecure jittery jumpy nervy perturbed queasy queazy nervous troubled uneasy unquiet upset uptight worried

Definitions in English

n.	1. a form of a verb used for showing when something happens. For example “ I go” is the present tense and “ I went” is the past tense of the verb “ to go”
adj.	1. making you feel nervous and not relaxed, usually because you are worried about what is going to happen; feeling nervous and not relaxed, usually because you are worried about what is going to happen 2. pulled or stretched tight
v.	1. if you or your muscles tense, or if you tense them, they suddenly become tight

Other Forms

comp.tenser

superl.tensest

Example Sentences

The tenses of the English verb are made partly by inflection.
Source: C. P. Mason
You are..jealous, in all the tenses and moods of that amiable passion?
Source: fig.
Every muscle as tense as those of the tiger waiting for his leap.
Source: A. W. Tourgee
His brows were tense with..irritation.
Source: D. H. Lawrence

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a - antigens
c - gentians
h - scenting
i - sennight
l - ginniest
t - nestling
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