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tensening

tensening is the present participle and gerund 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

Noun

tensening (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of becoming more tense.

Origin of tensening

From tensen + -ing.

Questions about tensening

What does tensening mean?
Tensening means the act or process of becoming more tense.
What is tensening the present participle and gerund of?
Tensening is the present participle and gerund of tensen.
What part of speech is tensening?
Tensening is a noun.

Words near tensening in the dictionary

  1. tensely
  2. tensen
  3. tensened
  4. tenseness
  5. tensenesses
  6. tensening
  7. tensens
  8. tenser
  9. tenses
  10. tenses up
  11. tensest

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