tendu
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tendu
1920–25; < French: stretched, past participle of tendre to stretch, extend
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Bob, loving work, loved the very idea of tendu.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
I have never—not even in that first class—done a tendu thoughtlessly.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2020
They just want you to do your tendu.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2015
In every episode, she had a scene or a detail that moved you, down to the elegant way she kicked aside a gun while holding a suspect, as if executing a tendu at the barre.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2014
To do the tendu, she slid her left foot to the front, toes still pointed.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
