tense
adjective
stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
has tensed
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present perfectof tense (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Many an airline passenger has tensed uneasily as lightning streaked the sky and the eerie blue glow of static electricity outlined the wing tips and propellers.
From Time Magazine Archive
She doesn’t respond and her body has tensed up.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
