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detensing

detensing is the present participle and gerund of detense.

Meaning of detense

Verb

detense (third-person singular simple present detenses, present participle detensing, simple past and past participle detensed)

  1. (ambitransitive) Synonym of untense
    • Such detensing from close eye work can also be combined with detensing the muscles that move the eyeball — look to the far right in the distance, then to the far left and far up.1954, Dr. Donald A. Laird, “Relax!”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 101, number 1, page 163
    Synonyms:
    untense

Questions about detensing

What is detensing the present participle and gerund of?
Detensing is the present participle and gerund of detense.

Words near detensing in the dictionary

  1. detemporizes
  2. detemporizing
  3. detense
  4. detensed
  5. detenses
  6. detensing
  7. detension
  8. detensioned
  9. detensioning
  10. detensions
  11. detent

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