tense up
Third Person
tenses up
Present Participle
tensing up
Past Tense
tensed up
Past Participle
tensed up
1
to create a state of tension and discomfort
- The unexpected news about the project delay tensed up the entire team.
- Public speaking tends to tense him up, making him nervous.
- The suspenseful movie scene really tensed the audience up.
- The challenging question tensed the students up before the exam.
- The constant pressure from deadlines is tensing up the entire office.
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2
to feel nervous without any specific reason
- Whenever he enters a crowded room, he tends to tense up.
- As the roller coaster climbed to its peak, passengers began to tense up.
- The atmosphere in the room made everyone tense up.
- As the exam began, many students started to tense up.
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