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tensing

vb. (present participle of tense English)

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Tensing may refer to:

  • Tenseness (or tensing), a concept in the linguistic fields of phonetics and phonology
  • Ten Sing, a Christian youth program
  • Tenzing (disambiguation), a Nepalese name

Usage examples of "tensing".

I wanted so badly to perform well that I kept tensing all my muscles and getting in my own way.

Absently her fingers smoothed the fabric, tensing as they found the small betraying burn mark.

Her smile when she saw Chris banished all her doubts, and Chris hugged her instinctively, tensing as the door opened and Slater walked in.

In addition to tensing muscles, we also begin to restrict our breathing.

Damien could see the Hunter gathering himself, muscles tensing secretly in that precious, unguarded instant.

He felt his arm muscles tensing as if for battle, had to forcibly keep himself from reaching for his sword.

He forced himself to keep moving forward, tensing his ears to catch the sound.

Emily felt her face tensing as a thought so distressing suddenly flashed through her mind, and she swerved, caught in the grip of apprehension.

As the door opened, he stood up, his body tensing, but he relaxed as soon as he saw Ryan.