tensing
- present participle of tense.
Example Sentences
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My muscles were tensing at the torrent of oversharing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
After a difficult doctor’s appointment with her mother recently, Thompson says she felt her whole body tensing up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
"Sometimes, I catch myself tensing up," Justin said.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2023
“I’m tensing up. There’s a lot of stuff I can do to protect myself.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
At last he found what he wanted: a firm rock deep-anchored in the permafrost He backed against it, tensing his legs and choosing his moment.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
