tensen en · VERB
Etymology
From tense + -en.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To become tense or more tense.
At first he was shocked and his body tensened then he put an arm around me “well duh,” he joked and even though I was mad at him I laughed at his joke.
2013, Megan Bond, Devil's Kiss, page 62:A small muscle in Gabriel's jaw tensened. He turned away his face.
2015, Olga Hoekstra, Angel's Blood:I realized, suddenly, that I had been tensening with a steady, burning frustration.
2019, Lawrence Lariar, Win, Place, and Die!:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tensens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| tensening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tensened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tensened | Tense=Past | lexicographic |