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tensened

tensened is the simple past and past participle of tensen.

Meaning of tensen

Verb

tensen (third-person singular simple present tensens, present participle tensening, simple past and past participle tensened)

  1. (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

Questions about tensened

What is tensened the simple past and past participle of?
Tensened is the simple past and past participle of tensen.

Words near tensened in the dictionary

  1. tenseless
  2. tenselessly
  3. tenselessness
  4. tensely
  5. tensen
  6. tensened
  7. tenseness
  8. tensenesses
  9. tensening
  10. tensens
  11. tenser

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