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tensing

/ˈtɛnsɪŋ/

tensing up

tensingnoun

Translations

напряжение

The tensing of the muscles was noticeable during the workout.

Напряжение мышц было заметно во время тренировки.

Definitions

The act or process of becoming tense or tight.

The tensing of the muscles was evident as he prepared to lift the heavy weights.

In phonetics, the raising and tightening of a vowel’s articulation, often accompanied by lengthening.

The tensing of the vowel /ɪ/ to /iː/ is common in many dialects of English.

Synonyms

tensinggerund / present participle

/ˈtɛn.sɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that is becoming tense.

Definitions

Becoming tense or tight; tightening.

He tried to relax his tensing muscles during the stretch.

Synonyms

tenseverb

tensing

Gerund

tensed

Past Simple

tensed

Past Participle

tensing

Gerund

/tɛns/

Translations

напрягать

He tends to tense his shoulders when stressed.

Он склонен напрягать плечи, когда находится в стрессе.

натягивать

She tensed the rope to ensure it was secure.

Она натянула веревку, чтобы убедиться, что она надежно закреплена.

Definitions

To make a muscle or part of the body tight or rigid.

She tensed her muscles in anticipation of the jump.

To become nervous or anxious.

He tensed up when he heard the unexpected news.

Synonyms

tensenoun

Definitions

A grammatical category that locates a situation in time, to indicate when the situation takes place.

The past tense of the verb 'go' is 'went'.

tenseadjective

Definitions

Stretched tight or rigid; taut, often as a result of physical strain.

The rope was tense after being pulled taut between the poles.

Characterized by a feeling of nervousness or unease.

She felt tense before her big presentation at the conference.

Causing or involving a state of mental or emotional strain.

The tense negotiations lasted for hours without a resolution.

Relating to, or denoting a grammatical tense.

The past-tense form of the verb is irregular.