VERB
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become tense, nervous, or uneasy
He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room -
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
How To Use tense up In A Sentence
- If you tense up, you can snap just like a dry branch.
- Work swiftly, but don't tense up; relax your body and mind and never tighten up.
- These treatments simulated water temperatures that organisms would experience on the Oregon coast during summers with either very intense upwelling or no upwelling, respectively.
- A long exhale as you pick up speed: don't tense up and hold the breath. Times, Sunday Times
- Your body would involuntarily tense up the next time and so a vicious circle is set up. The Sun
- I saw her tense up slightly before relaxing and forcing a grin on her face.
- In some cases, intense updrafts prevent the rain-cooled air from forming the downdraft.
- However, when we become overfocused, so that our bodies and minds tense up with all the extra effort we're bringing, we need to distract ourselves in a positive way. Marc Lesser: The Secret to Insight: Letting Go of the Mind
- When we are under stress our bodies tend to tense up.
- A long exhale as you pick up speed: don't tense up and hold the breath. Times, Sunday Times
