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adjective tɛnstɛns 1(especially of a muscle) stretched tight or rigid. she tried to relax her tense muscles Example sentencesExamples - She sighed and stretched her tense muscles.
- I breathed out deeply and tried to relax my tense muscles.
- This move relaxes tense muscles all along your spine.
- The warm water felt so very good on his tense muscles.
- She tried to stand up, but her already tense muscles had stiffened considerably during the flight.
- Her muscles were tense and a cold sweat was breaking out on her forehead.
- He relaxed his tense finger that had been curled around the trigger.
- She was exhausted and she needed a hot, steaming shower to loosen her tense muscles.
- All of his tense muscles were growing stiff and sore.
- The man did not extend his hand, but his tense posture relaxed noticeably.
- She ran her hands along Elisa's shoulders, smoothing her tense muscles.
- She slid behind him and began to massage the tense muscles in his shoulders.
- His fingers kneaded the tense muscles of her shoulders but it did very little to relax her.
- She put her hands on his back and rubbed the tense muscles soothingly.
- She'd taken a long, hot shower and even that had failed to relax her tense muscles.
- Over time, an individual will learn to recognize the feelings connected with tense muscles.
- Learning to breathe more fully can help you let go of pain and loosen tense muscles.
- Aerobic exercise helps to loosen tense muscles.
- He was not feverish, but his muscles were tense.
- My muscles were tense from the unusual exertion, and my body was still exhausted.
Synonyms taut, stretched tight, tight, rigid, stretched, strained, stiff - 1.1Phonetics (of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with the vocal muscles stretched tight.
The opposite of lax Example sentencesExamples - Tense vowels tend to be peripheral and lax vowels closer to schwa, the neutral or central vowel.
2Unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stimulation. he was tense with excitement Example sentencesExamples - When I was younger, of course I was more tense and nervous.
- He decided a refreshing dip would relax his tense nerves.
- We all waited in tense excitement.
- His body had relaxed a bit, but his voice was tense and apprehensive.
- I really need to sleep and I'm too tense to relax.
- Feeling more and more tense and unable to sleep, he was prescribed drugs.
- I relaxed myself after being tense for a few minutes.
- The slow, fluid movements help tense, stressed people relax.
- At first he was tense and then he relaxed.
- I feel very tense and nervous when I try to initiate a conversation
- He was still tense and agitated, and the view did nothing to calm him down.
- Whereas she's relatively calm and relaxed, he's tense and anxious.
- At first she was tense, but she relaxed slightly when he put his arm around her.
- Children who are feeling anxiety may be tense or get upset easily.
- He was as calm as ever but there was a tense anxiety in his eyes.
- Everybody coming to this department is very tense and nervous because they are awaiting results.
- Tariq is not socially relaxed; he feels tense.
- There was a big crowd now, and Celinda was already tense with excitement.
- The man in the guitar shop was very tense, somewhat agitated.
- I'm just too tense an individual to really relax first before writing.
- 2.1 Causing or characterized by anxiety and nervousness.
they waited in tense silence relations between the two neighbouring states were tense Example sentencesExamples - In these tense hours emotions, tempers, and fears are running high.
- The first few weeks were a tense whirlwind of emotion.
- A tense, uncomfortable silence lay heavy upon them.
- The silence was an intangible tense feeling in the air.
- In an exciting and very tense second half, the teams were locked together on three occasions.
- Another voice rang out, startlingly loud in the tense stillness.
- It's a superb film that's tense and riveting.
- Before and after the tense match, bricks and bottles were lobbed through the air.
- Nobody said anything for a while, creating an uneasy and tense silence.
- As soon as she left, an awkward and tense silence settled over the room.
- At that very second the atmosphere was tense but electric.
- It occurred to me that what he did for a living was relax people in tense situations.
- There were a few tense moments of silence before she answered.
- She had a tense encounter with a small but vocal group of protesters.
- He was suddenly uneasy in the tense silence.
- A tense, uneasy silence fell over the room again.
- He has created a fresh, tense and gripping thriller.
- The atmosphere is tense and edgy, and the political slogans on the posters read like threats.
- The province was increasingly tense in recent weeks.
- Last night there was a tense silence between them during dinner.
Synonyms anxious, nervous, on edge, edgy, strained, stressed, under a strain, under pressure, agitated, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, highly strung, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, worried, apprehensive, upset, disturbed, panicky British nervy informal with butterflies in one's stomach, a bundle of nerves, jittery, twitchy, in a state, uptight, wired, het up, stressed out, white-knuckled British informal strung up, stressy, windy North American informal spooky, squirrelly Australian/New Zealand informal toey dated overstrung nerve-racking, stressful, anxious, worrying, concerning, fraught, charged, strained, nail-biting, worrisome, difficult, uneasy, uncomfortable exciting, cliffhanging, knife-edge, dramatic, volatile, explosive informal hairy, anxious-making, white-knuckle
verb tɛnstɛns [no object]1Become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness. Example sentencesExamples - Star tensed up in fear.
- She had tensed up for a second, not sure what to do.
- He tensed up again when he heard a man scream.
- She tensed up as people stared and laughed.
- The film that creates such an atmosphere of despair that I begin to tense up and get nervous.
- I tensed up, pleading silently that no one was going to break out in a fight again.
- I tensed up a little but he gave me a reassuring pat on the back.
- He used to get quite tensed up and panicky about things, but that is all in the past now.
- I tensed up at the idea that I wouldn't make it in time to see Josh one last time.
- He tensed up when he saw her.
- He tensed up as he heard weapons fire coming from the area to his right.
- He immediately tensed up at the question.
- In the most recent retreat I attended, I became tensed up inside from trying to relax.
- They are so tensed up, they become near nervous wrecks.
- I tensed up and squeezed her hand harder.
- He tensed up for a single second, and then relaxed, all his worries and pain leaving him.
- Everyone tensed up when they heard the loud growls coming from the creatures.
- If you get too tensed up and let it get to you, that's counter-productive.
- I tensed up and became afraid.
- He tensed up again as he was confronted by the cold glares of his wife.
- 1.1with object Make (a muscle or one's body) tight or rigid.
carefully stretch and then tense your muscles Example sentencesExamples - Panic sufferers usually tense their bodies and breathe in a way that increases symptoms.
- My hands tensed up into fists.
- Many people carry stress by tensing their muscles.
- Start to tense the muscles and then completely relax them.
- To exercise the muscles, tense them tightly for as long as you can, then relax them to their normal position.
- In order to widen your eyes, you must tense certain muscles in your face.
- He felt her tense and then relax back against him.
- You have to be able to tense your body and keep the defender from getting around you.
- She wrung her hands nervously behind her back, shoulders tensing and untensing.
- I could see the muscles of his arms tensing every now and then.
- Being under stress causes you to tense your muscles, and this can make you more prone to injury.
- When we are stressed our body responds by tensing the muscles.
- You always have some worry going through your mind, your muscles are always tensed.
- My muscles were tensed and locked; every second longer in that position felt like a year.
- Tense each body part for a moment and then relax it.
- Shallow breathing often results from tensing your upper body.
- Every muscle in her body was tensed for the coming action.
- She watched his hand move over the gun and her body tensed up.
- I must have tensed my body at the wrong time; my ribs were in agony.
- I try to tense my entire body when I'm training, no matter what body part I'm working.
Synonyms tighten, tauten, tense up, flex, contract, brace, stiffen screw up, knot, strain, stretch North American squinch up
Derivatives adverb ˈtɛnsli Everyone watched tensely as he edged along the narrow ledge. Example sentencesExamples - I slouched down in the chair, clutching its arms tensely.
- They wait tensely to see whether the outbreak will spread further.
- I stood tensely listening for any sound.
- The accused are led into the room and wait tensely for sentencing.
noun ˈtɛnsnəsˈtɛnsnəs There was an atmosphere of tenseness in the air. Example sentencesExamples - The tenseness that had suddenly appeared on his daughter's face worried him.
- The situation between the parents became tense and this tenseness spilled over into relationships with the children.
- High doses of caffeine are associated with anxiety and tenseness.
- I feel a small but significant tenseness in my shoulders.
noun ˈtɛnsətiˈtɛnsədi mass nounrare the tensity that drew upon his nerves another term for tension Example sentencesExamples - His muscles seemed to loose their tensity and he crashed downward in a heap.
- I could tell that he had noticed my tensity.
- Note the tensity of expression with which the group is following his each and every word
Origin Late 17th century: from Latin tensus 'stretched', from the verb tendere. Rhymes cense, commence, common sense, condense, dense, dispense, expense, fence, hence, Hortense, immense, offence (US offense), pence, prepense, pretence (US pretense), sense, spence, suspense, thence, whence noun tɛnstɛns Grammar A set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time (and sometimes also the continuance or completeness) of the action in relation to the time of the utterance. Example sentencesExamples - As the network learned, it began to generate ‘digged’ for ‘dug,’ regular past tenses of irregular verbs.
- But just because we can decode his meaning in spite of his mixing of tenses (past tense and future brutally slammed together), doesn't make it a good practice.
- When my brain was filled with verb tenses, right triangles and pulmonary veins, there was no room for personal thoughts.
- The tenses switch from past to present and back again and there is a dramatic use of dialogue.
- At the moment I am trying to master 5 different tenses of verbs and also adverbs, pronouns and other vocabulary.
Derivatives adjective Grammar If we want to construct a sentence which genuinely contains only B-series temporal expressions, then we must construct one whose verbs are tenseless. Example sentencesExamples - Such a realist account is provided by static and tenseless theories of time. A static theory holds that the participation of time into the past, the present and the future depends on the perspective we human beings put on the world.
- However, Thanh reminds Mai that ‘the verbs in our language are not conjugated, because our sense of time is tenseless, indivisible and knows no end’.
- For example, Roderick Chisholm and A. N. Prior claim that the ‘is’ in the sentence ‘It's now midnight ‘is essentially present tensed because there is no translation using only tenseless verbs.’
Origin Middle English (in the general sense 'time'): from Old French tens, from Latin tempus 'time'. adjectivetenstɛns 1(especially of a muscle or someone's body) stretched tight or rigid. she tried to relax her tense muscles Example sentencesExamples - She'd taken a long, hot shower and even that had failed to relax her tense muscles.
- All of his tense muscles were growing stiff and sore.
- My muscles were tense from the unusual exertion, and my body was still exhausted.
- Aerobic exercise helps to loosen tense muscles.
- She slid behind him and began to massage the tense muscles in his shoulders.
- I breathed out deeply and tried to relax my tense muscles.
- She tried to stand up, but her already tense muscles had stiffened considerably during the flight.
- The warm water felt so very good on his tense muscles.
- She was exhausted and she needed a hot, steaming shower to loosen her tense muscles.
- She put her hands on his back and rubbed the tense muscles soothingly.
- The man did not extend his hand, but his tense posture relaxed noticeably.
- Over time, an individual will learn to recognize the feelings connected with tense muscles.
- His fingers kneaded the tense muscles of her shoulders but it did very little to relax her.
- Her muscles were tense and a cold sweat was breaking out on her forehead.
- This move relaxes tense muscles all along your spine.
- He was not feverish, but his muscles were tense.
- He relaxed his tense finger that had been curled around the trigger.
- Learning to breathe more fully can help you let go of pain and loosen tense muscles.
- She sighed and stretched her tense muscles.
- She ran her hands along Elisa's shoulders, smoothing her tense muscles.
Synonyms taut, stretched tight, tight, rigid, stretched, strained, stiff - 1.1 (of a person) unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stimulation.
he was tense with excitement Example sentencesExamples - Everybody coming to this department is very tense and nervous because they are awaiting results.
- The man in the guitar shop was very tense, somewhat agitated.
- Tariq is not socially relaxed; he feels tense.
- I'm just too tense an individual to really relax first before writing.
- He was as calm as ever but there was a tense anxiety in his eyes.
- When I was younger, of course I was more tense and nervous.
- We all waited in tense excitement.
- Whereas she's relatively calm and relaxed, he's tense and anxious.
- The slow, fluid movements help tense, stressed people relax.
- He decided a refreshing dip would relax his tense nerves.
- His body had relaxed a bit, but his voice was tense and apprehensive.
- At first he was tense and then he relaxed.
- He was still tense and agitated, and the view did nothing to calm him down.
- I really need to sleep and I'm too tense to relax.
- There was a big crowd now, and Celinda was already tense with excitement.
- I feel very tense and nervous when I try to initiate a conversation
- Feeling more and more tense and unable to sleep, he was prescribed drugs.
- At first she was tense, but she relaxed slightly when he put his arm around her.
- I relaxed myself after being tense for a few minutes.
- Children who are feeling anxiety may be tense or get upset easily.
- 1.2 (of a situation, event, etc.) causing or showing anxiety and nervousness.
relations between the two neighboring states had been tense in recent years Example sentencesExamples - Another voice rang out, startlingly loud in the tense stillness.
- He was suddenly uneasy in the tense silence.
- At that very second the atmosphere was tense but electric.
- The province was increasingly tense in recent weeks.
- There were a few tense moments of silence before she answered.
- He has created a fresh, tense and gripping thriller.
- She had a tense encounter with a small but vocal group of protesters.
- The silence was an intangible tense feeling in the air.
- It occurred to me that what he did for a living was relax people in tense situations.
- Nobody said anything for a while, creating an uneasy and tense silence.
- A tense, uncomfortable silence lay heavy upon them.
- Before and after the tense match, bricks and bottles were lobbed through the air.
- A tense, uneasy silence fell over the room again.
- In these tense hours emotions, tempers, and fears are running high.
- The atmosphere is tense and edgy, and the political slogans on the posters read like threats.
- In an exciting and very tense second half, the teams were locked together on three occasions.
- Last night there was a tense silence between them during dinner.
- The first few weeks were a tense whirlwind of emotion.
- It's a superb film that's tense and riveting.
- As soon as she left, an awkward and tense silence settled over the room.
Synonyms anxious, nervous, on edge, edgy, strained, stressed, under a strain, under pressure, agitated, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, highly strung, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, worried, apprehensive, upset, disturbed, panicky nerve-racking, stressful, anxious, worrying, concerning, fraught, charged, strained, nail-biting, worrisome, difficult, uneasy, uncomfortable - 1.3Phonetics (of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with the vocal muscles stretched tight.
The opposite of lax Example sentencesExamples - Tense vowels tend to be peripheral and lax vowels closer to schwa, the neutral or central vowel.
verbtenstɛns [no object]1Become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness. Example sentencesExamples - He tensed up again when he heard a man scream.
- He used to get quite tensed up and panicky about things, but that is all in the past now.
- In the most recent retreat I attended, I became tensed up inside from trying to relax.
- Star tensed up in fear.
- He immediately tensed up at the question.
- Everyone tensed up when they heard the loud growls coming from the creatures.
- I tensed up at the idea that I wouldn't make it in time to see Josh one last time.
- I tensed up and squeezed her hand harder.
- He tensed up again as he was confronted by the cold glares of his wife.
- If you get too tensed up and let it get to you, that's counter-productive.
- She had tensed up for a second, not sure what to do.
- I tensed up and became afraid.
- I tensed up a little but he gave me a reassuring pat on the back.
- He tensed up when he saw her.
- He tensed up as he heard weapons fire coming from the area to his right.
- The film that creates such an atmosphere of despair that I begin to tense up and get nervous.
- He tensed up for a single second, and then relaxed, all his worries and pain leaving him.
- They are so tensed up, they become near nervous wrecks.
- I tensed up, pleading silently that no one was going to break out in a fight again.
- She tensed up as people stared and laughed.
- 1.1with object Make (a muscle or one's body) tight or rigid.
carefully stretch and then tense your muscles Example sentencesExamples - Panic sufferers usually tense their bodies and breathe in a way that increases symptoms.
- Start to tense the muscles and then completely relax them.
- To exercise the muscles, tense them tightly for as long as you can, then relax them to their normal position.
- My hands tensed up into fists.
- I must have tensed my body at the wrong time; my ribs were in agony.
- I try to tense my entire body when I'm training, no matter what body part I'm working.
- Shallow breathing often results from tensing your upper body.
- He felt her tense and then relax back against him.
- Every muscle in her body was tensed for the coming action.
- Being under stress causes you to tense your muscles, and this can make you more prone to injury.
- She watched his hand move over the gun and her body tensed up.
- You have to be able to tense your body and keep the defender from getting around you.
- She wrung her hands nervously behind her back, shoulders tensing and untensing.
- When we are stressed our body responds by tensing the muscles.
- Tense each body part for a moment and then relax it.
- You always have some worry going through your mind, your muscles are always tensed.
- In order to widen your eyes, you must tense certain muscles in your face.
- Many people carry stress by tensing their muscles.
- My muscles were tensed and locked; every second longer in that position felt like a year.
- I could see the muscles of his arms tensing every now and then.
Synonyms tighten, tauten, tense up, flex, contract, brace, stiffen
Origin Late 17th century: from Latin tensus ‘stretched’, from the verb tendere. nountenstɛns Grammar A set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time (and sometimes also the continuance or completeness) of the action in relation to the time of the utterance. Example sentencesExamples - But just because we can decode his meaning in spite of his mixing of tenses (past tense and future brutally slammed together), doesn't make it a good practice.
- As the network learned, it began to generate ‘digged’ for ‘dug,’ regular past tenses of irregular verbs.
- When my brain was filled with verb tenses, right triangles and pulmonary veins, there was no room for personal thoughts.
- At the moment I am trying to master 5 different tenses of verbs and also adverbs, pronouns and other vocabulary.
- The tenses switch from past to present and back again and there is a dramatic use of dialogue.
Origin Middle English (in the general sense ‘time’): from Old French tens, from Latin tempus ‘time’. |